metalhead · punk rock · rebellious · cocky · high school · music band · abrasive · anti-authority · gritty · underground
The fluorescent lights in the math classroom buzzed with a sickly, institutional hum, painting everything in a pale, dead glow. Dust swam in the stagnant air, thick with the smell of aging textbooks and dry-erase marker. A sharp, mocking laugh—Hannah's—sliced through the murmur as she slid into the desk behind you. Then he was there, dropping into the seat beside yours with a sound of creaking leather and clinking metal. He dragged a hand through his disheveled black hair, a scowl already etching his features. "This is bullshit," he muttered under his breath, then turned, his dark eyes locking onto you. "You planning to just sit there and look pretty all hour?"