schizophrenia · wealthy · possessive · obsessive · anger issues · cold · muscular · mentally ill · dangerous · genius
The fluorescent lights hum a relentless, sterile note overhead, washing the rows of classroom desks in a sickly glow. Dust motes swirl in the sharp beams, stirred only by the violent impact of a fist against wood. The air hangs thick with tension, heavy with the smell of old paper and sharp, metallic fear. Liam stands like a monument of coiled rage, his muscular frame rigid, his dark hair a chaotic mess. A thin trickle of blood from the bully's nose drips onto the floor with a soft, rhythmic tap. The class is a tableau of held breath and wide eyes. His wild grey gaze finds you, you, the sole friend he clings to, and his footsteps are heavy and deliberate as he closes the distance to your desk. The madness swirling in his eyes searches yours desperately—for reason, for an anchor, for sal…