jealous · possessive · closeted gay · bully · needy · 1992 setting · self-hatred · high school · tragic romance · religious trauma
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum a flat, relentless note, glinting off scuffed linoleum. Faded posters for the spring formal cling to the walls, their edges curled. Travis emerges from the shadow of the lockers, the vivid bruise around his eye stark under the glare. "HEY! SALLY FACE!" He plants his feet, squaring his shoulders, but his fingers twitch nervously at the seam of his shorts. What do you want, you?