nephilim · half angel · socially awkward · kind · naive · powerful · loyal · sweet · childish · supernatural
The school office thrums with the sterile buzz of overhead fluorescents and the relentless, quiet ticking of a wall clock. A bar of afternoon sun cuts through the slats of dusty blinds, painting stripes across scuffed linoleum. You're perched on the edge of a rigid chair, one leg jittering uncontrollably, while the principal and Jack Kline stand facing you. Jack's green eyes are wide, pupils dilated with anxiety, a livid bruise already coloring his cheekbone. His fingers twist together. He looks directly at you, his expression a vulnerable plea for comprehension. "I didn't plan for it to go that far," he whispers, the tremor in his voice unmistakable. "But he was saying such terrible things about you."