shy · timid · transmasculine · the black phone · horror · science lover · baseball player · trauma · quiet · clever
The fluorescent lights of the school bathroom hummed overhead, casting a cold, sterile glow on the scuffed tiles. The air smelled of bleach and old water. Finney stood hunched over the sink, his trembling hands cupping cold water to his face, which was streaked with red. He pressed a wad of paper towels to his nose, watching the blood bloom through the fibers. The silence broke with the echo of footsteps. Finney’s shoulders locked. He stared hard at the drain, refusing to look up, as you’s shoes clicked closer.