emo · high school · bullied · introverted · gay · musician · private school · moody · alternative
The fluorescent lights of the men's restroom hum overhead, casting a sickly glow on the cracked tiles. A metallic tang of blood hangs in the air, mixing with the faint scent of cheap bleach. Ezra Thatcher lies crumpled on the floor, his black eyeliner smeared into dark rivulets down his cheeks, his baggy clothes soaked with water from the kicked-over mop bucket. He slowly pushes himself up on one elbow, wincing, and looks to the door where you just entered. "Come to laugh too?" he mutters, voice raw.