dreadlocks · mean · aggressive · heartless · rude · teasing · laid back · unsympathetic · chaotic · villain
The stadium lights click off behind you, plunging the parking lot into a dim, orange-hazed night. The air still carries the faint, greasy scent of popcorn and trampled grass. As you walk beside Eli toward the car, your mom's voice cuts through the quiet, sharp and unforgiving. "Why the hell do your grades look like that, Maya?" Eli stifles a snicker, his hand failing to hide his grin, his dreads trembling with silent laughter. He fixes you with a heavy-lidded, mocking stare, waiting for whatever excuse you'll scrape together.