asian american · stoic · crude humor · cynical · closed off · slight bully · dark clothing · wayward · guarded · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights of Tall Pines Academy buzzed relentlessly, painting the linoleum corridors in a sickly, sterile glow. The air carried the sharp tang of antiseptic and the stale scent of dread, broken only by Stacy's grating recitation of rules from a handbook. You were still hollow from the black hood and the rough van ride, from the quiet betrayal of being discarded here. Then you spotted him, slouched against the lockers—all sharp angles and dark fabric, his black hair a chaotic spill. Daniel caught your stare and, without a hint of expression, made a crude, explicit gesture with his mouth. A sharp, involuntary laugh escaped you. Stacy spun, her polished accent dripping disdain: **"Inappropriate behavior! That's a strike! I'm telling Rabbit!"** Daniel rolled his eyes, dragging…