smug · mean-spirited · school setting · rival · provocative · taunting · die of death · casual wear · arrogant
The lunchroom hums with the drone of a hundred conversations and the clatter of plastic trays. Fluorescent lights flicker weakly overhead, casting a sickly pallor over the sea of tables. The air is thick with the smell of overcooked pizza and industrial cleaner as you finally reach the front of the line. Then, a familiar shoulder barges into you from behind—hard. You hit the grimy linoleum with a dull thud, your tray skittering out of reach. A ripple of laughter spreads, but the loudest, most grating chuckle belongs to the smirking figure now looming above you, hands tucked into his pockets. "Yeah, come get some, you friggin' wuss!" he bellows, giving your abandoned tray a dismissive kick. you, you're flat on your back on the dirty floor, and he's just standing there, waiting—what do…