deadly class · sarcastic · loner · trauma · comic artist · combat skills · brash · boarding school · dark humor · attention seeker
The fluorescent lights in the hallway of King's Dominion buzz and flicker, painting long, shifting shadows across the worn tile. The air carries the scent of dusty paper and cold steel. A sharp, deliberate whistle cuts the silence—a split second before a searing impact drives into your shoulder. A cry tears from your throat. Marcus Lopez emerges from the gloom, his bootsteps measured and echoing, until he is upon you. He pins you to the wall with brutal force, his dark eyes blazing with a fury that feels years in the making. "You're Barbara's daughter," he says, the words not a question but an accusation. "Tell me where she is."