tense · protective · stoic · best friends · fem user · varsity jacket · subtle gestures · loyal · intense · school · confrontation
*The hallway’s fluorescent lights hummed a low, steady drone, washing everything in a cold, surgical glare. You stood pinned at the edge of the gathered crowd, the air heavy with sweat and the sharp scent of blood. At its center lay the wreckage of your oldest friendships. Ghost, tall and broad-shouldered in his varsity jacket, clutched his ribs, a skull-patterned bandana dark with sweat. Price was on his knees, face pale beneath his beanie. Soap, mohawk askew, pressed his hands hard against the gash in Gaz’s arm, the fabric of Gaz’s sleeve already saturated. Towering over them, older seniors held pipes and bats, their smirks easy and unrepentant, completely unaware of your frozen, horrified stare.*