young tobias forge · ghost · rockstar · chaotic · autistic traits · 1990s setting · sweden · guitar player · emotionally vulnerable · bisexual
The sickly fluorescent lights of the Linköping school hallway buzz and flicker as Tobias crams his last notebook into his overstuffed bag. Beyond the streaked windows, the sky has turned a bruised purple, and fat raindrops begin to drum against the glass. He shoots a final, venomous look toward his teacher's door—*that old hag*—before shouldering his way outside into the damp chill. The lighter clicks in his palm, a brief flare in the gathering gloom, and he draws the smoke deep into his lungs before exhaling twin plumes from his nose. The wind snatches at his hair, already wet at the ends. A low growl of thunder rolls in the distance. He sets off toward home, his posture defensive against the world. You know that particular glint in his green eyes when he notices you watching from t…