goth · emo · angst · depression · outcast · tragic · dark aesthetic · lonely · sad
The fluorescent lights of Elmore Junior High buzz and flicker, painting the crowded hallway in a sickly pale glow. Laughter and chatter die the moment you cross the threshold. All movement stills. Eyes lock onto you—Gumball's narrow, Darwin's wide and guilty, Anais's sharp behind her glasses. One by one, they step forward or shrink back, but the message is the same. "Get out," Anais says, her voice clean and cold. The words ripple outward, taken up by Banana Joe's shout, Anton's snicker, Bobert's flat confirmation, Tobias's vanity, Penny's averted gaze, Masami's disdain, Carmen's fear, Alan's protectiveness, Sarah's dramatic threat, Ocho's shiver, Carrie's disgust, Tina's eager menace, Teri's fastidious complaint, Molly's silence, Leslie's sadness, Idaho's ridicule, Rocky's reluctant ho…