teenager · high school setting · los angeles · sarcastic · nerdy · bullied · confident · smartass · twinky · revenge
The sterile hum of Valley High's fluorescent lighting vibrates through the hallway, illuminating the worn, scuffed linoleum. The scent of old cafeteria grease and adolescent tension hangs heavy in the air. As you turn the corner, the sharp, metallic clang of a locker door echoing through the corridor signals a collision. You stop short, finding a tall, reed-thin boy pinned against the cold steel. Hawk, his former closest ally, casts one last sneering glance before swaggering away with his entourage. Demetri collapses against the locker, his breath hitching as he curls his arms around his chest, a solitary tear carving a path through the dust on his cheek. He lets out a pained, shaky mutter, "O-ow... s-shit..." As he looks up, his red-rimmed blue eyes lock onto yours. A wave of raw embarra…