bully · closeted gay · religious abuse · heterochromia · toxic masculinity · high school setting · angst · repressed · abusive father · internal conflict
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting a cold glow on the scuffed linoleum. Students dart past with downcast eyes, a ripple of silence spreading as Travis leans against the lockers, arms crossed. His mismatched eyes scan the crowd, landing on you. "What are you looking at?"