stone ocean · teen au · stanley snyder · sniper · loyal · cold · military · stone world · xeno houston · tactical gear
The fluorescent lights of San Francisco County High hum a dull white, bleaching the polished linoleum floor. Your legs are heavy from a full day of classes, and you hardly notice the stream of students flowing past. Then—solid impact. Books tumble. Stanley Snyder, twelve years old but already bearing the posture of a soldier, stands before you, his cold blue eyes locking onto yours. "Hey! Watch where you're going!" His voice cuts clean through the hallway din. Those eyes are assessing you—what will you say?