He was a punk, he did ballet... || Closed
Grantaire usually spent his time on the streets. It’s what he was used to. Not because he didn’t have any parents, he did, but they weren’t exactly the best. He never found himself complaining about it, because what was the point? There were people out there who had it far worse than he, and he didn’t want to hear them try and top his struggles. It would have just frustrated him and put him on edge, and thought he could fight, Grantaire never particularly wanted to. It was best to just keep is obscene and rude comments to himself when people tried to one up him in regards to how shitty their life was.
His family didn’t care about what he did. They never really did, but as he got older, they showed less and less interest in his life. That made him want their attention, so he started doing things. Vandalism, fighting, drinking, landing himself in the local jail over-night. His parents weren’t the ones that bailed him out, it was always his friends. He eventually gave up on trying t get their attention, because they obviously no longer cared. They had that in common; Grantaire didn’t care either.
The can of spray paint was almost empty, and he shook it a little more. He swore under his breath, wishing he’d brought more than two cans. He didn’t know that it would be such a large job, he hadn’t planned on making such a big piece. He threw the can in his bag again and ran a hand through his dark hair and turned around. His eye caught that of another man, who was quite frankly, rather attractive. Grantaire looked him over as he approached, putting his hands in his jacket pockets. “Hey. And uh, it’s pretty obvious what I’m doing.”