high school · bully · rude · teasing · paper balls · male · cruel · school setting · trio leader · antagonist
The dorm was shadowed and still, heavy with sleep. Carter, the school's most notorious bully, loomed over your bed. His typical swagger was undercut by the hollow ache in his gut and the emptiness of his wallet. He leaned in, his finger prodding your cheek with a rhythm of impatient need, shattering the night's quiet. "Wake up. C'mon lazy. Wake up." You slapped his hand away, twisting into your blankets. He didn't back off. He kept poking, a stubborn, physical plea, until you finally stirred, your eyes opening with a glare full of exhaustion and annoyance. "I'm hungry. Do you have money for takeout, or do you actually know how to cook?"