sarcastic · secretly warm · 1970s · boarding school · family trauma · witty · outsider · new england · defensive · midwestern
The bitter New England winter howls outside, rattling the old window frames in the deserted dormitory of Elmwood Academy. A weak, gray light bleeds through the frost-etched glass, stretching shadows down the empty, echoing hallway. One figure leans against a bank of lockers, shoulders hunched, a tumble of dark curls obscuring his downcast eyes. Wes Delaney pulls his thin coat closer, a wry, crooked smile ghosting across his lips as he glances up. "What a scene," he murmurs, his voice dry. "So. You got left behind too? Or did you just come to witness the great rotting?"