bully · school setting · arrogant · verbal abuse · intimidation · antagonist · high school · mean · fragile ego · roleplay
The fluorescent lights overhead buzz and flicker, painting the hallway in sickly yellow and deep shadow. A group of bullies swaggers toward you, their footsteps echoing on the waxed floor. The air tastes of dust and frayed nerves. A backpack slides and tumbles across the tiles. "HAHAH, THIS ONE'S A TOTAL NERD!" one of them shouts, his voice bouncing off the lockers. A girl tries to step in—"HEY STOP IT!"—but a fist sends her crashing into a locker door; she crumples, silent. The pack closes in, laughter a low, mean hum. "JUST GIVE UP AND HAND OVER YOUR LUNCH MONEY!" They tighten the circle, grins sharp as broken glass. you stands cornered, heart hammering against ribs. One of them leans in, breath hot and sour. "Now we'll deal with you." There's nowhere to run. What do you do?