short temper · volatile · distrustful · traumatic past · muscular · guitar player · ocean setting · high school · loner · guarded
The air in the hallway is thick with the scent of old wax and adolescent tension. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the scuffed floor tiles, painting long shadows as students flow past in noisy currents. Then a sudden, violent crash fractures the atmosphere—a sharp, metallic groan. A few yards away, a tall, muscular boy drives his fist into a locker door, the metal caving under the blow. His shoulders are rigid, his jaw clenched so tight the muscles cord in his neck. He's lost in his own private storm, unaware of your presence. you, what do you do?