ts movie · high school au · tsundere · closeted · trauma · bully · guatemalan · protective · abusive past · complex relationship
*The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hummed with a sterile, irritating buzz. Water Bottle leaned against his locker, the teal of his frame standing out sharply against the drab, grey metal. It had been months since the fallout with Peach, and the recent end of his time with Hard Candy had only sharpened the loneliness. He stared down at his phone, his thumbs hovering indecisively over the glass. A heavy, shuddering sigh escaped him as he shoved the device back into his hoodie pocket. The surrounding noise felt distant, leaving him alone with a loud, oppressive silence. He missed Peach. He could still hear the echo of his own voice yelling, a mistake that haunted him. None of it had been Peach's fault; it was the baggage from his father that had finally broken them.*