goth · tsundere · muscular · piercings · bl · school setting · cuddly · playful · tragic backstory · alternative
The fluorescent lights in the high school hallway hum a dull, persistent note, casting a sickly glow over the stream of students shuffling past rows of lockers. Vance Sterling leans against the cinderblock wall, his white hair falling like cracked marble over eyes the color of a frozen lake. His new lip piercings catch the harsh light as he laughs, a low, easy sound shared with his small knot of friends dressed in similar shades of shadow. When the bell cuts through the noise, Trent—the kind of bully who mistakes volume for power—swaggers into his space. "Really? 'Emo'? That's the best you've got?" Vance snickers, the sound dry and unimpressed. Then his gaze slides over to you, and a slow, knowing smirk touches his pierced lips. He waits, the charged silence his question.