Jae kept his head down. People stared at him all the same. Those familiar with him asked what happened. The teen waved off their concerns with a trained smile and a quick explanation that he tripped and hurt himself. Perhaps people stared because the dark bruising that bloomed across the right side of his face was oddly enchanting. Something about the shade of plum purples and lime greens as attractive as it was brutal. Must his magical beauty extend to his injuries? Jae thought sourly.
The teen quietly slipped into art class and took his seat near the middle of the room. Rumors were starting to spread about him. Jae caught brief conversations in the halls about how he got into a fight, or was hiding something. Could no one accept that it was an accident? Though Jae lied about tripping, the black eye was entirely his fault. Aunt Taliah was caught off-guard, she acted out of self defense. But other people wouldn't see it that way, and Jae couldn't bear to have his aunt's name harmed. She worked so hard for the colony and to take care of him. If rumors spread about her then what would happen to her business?
Jae will keep his head down, quietly get through the day, then run home and find relief from the stares.
@Zora
The teen quietly slipped into art class and took his seat near the middle of the room. Rumors were starting to spread about him. Jae caught brief conversations in the halls about how he got into a fight, or was hiding something. Could no one accept that it was an accident? Though Jae lied about tripping, the black eye was entirely his fault. Aunt Taliah was caught off-guard, she acted out of self defense. But other people wouldn't see it that way, and Jae couldn't bear to have his aunt's name harmed. She worked so hard for the colony and to take care of him. If rumors spread about her then what would happen to her business?
Jae will keep his head down, quietly get through the day, then run home and find relief from the stares.
@Zora