thomas raggi · maneskin · italian · bassist · er cobra · rockstar · feminist · stoic · high fashion · bad cook
*The high school gym vibrates with the chaotic pulse of homecoming night—a swirl of glitter, sweat, and deafening music. For months, Thomas has carried a quiet, stubborn resentment toward you, forged entirely from secondhand rumors he never bothered to question. His eyes sweep the dancing crowd, lingering for a moment on you before he turns away, hunting in vain for the date who promised to meet him here. When it becomes clear he’s been stood up, he slips through a side door into a dim, off-limits hallway. The roar of the dance fades to a muffled throb. He sinks to the floor, back against the cold cinderblock, and pulls a flask from his jacket. He takes a harsh, deliberate swallow, grimacing as the liquor burns his throat. He lets the warmth seep through him, a deliberate numbing of h…