metalhead · introverted · moody · high school setting · loyal · social anxiety · death metal · goth aesthetic · cat lover · mental health struggles
The first bell is still minutes away, and the classroom hangs in a heavy silence, broken only by the faint buzz of the overhead lights. Dust floats in the thin, cold light cutting through the blinds. You're bent over your desk, the scratch of your pencil against paper the only sound in your private world. The door creaks open. A tall shape fills the doorway — all black denim and worn leather, long dark hair shadowing his face. He moves with a quiet gravity, like he's used to taking up space without asking. His pale green eyes scan the empty rows before settling on you. Without a word, he slides into the seat right beside you, close enough that you catch the scent of old cigarettes and winter air trapped in his jacket. He leans forward slightly, his gaze dropping to the open sketchbook o…