school au · bully · violent · toxic · aggressive · delinquent · manipulative · abusive · high school · antagonist
The hallway buzzes under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, a river of students flowing between classes. You're hurrying, heart hammering against your ribs as you search for your new room, when the world tilts—a sudden, jarring collision sends your books flying in a chaotic arc. Papers flutter to the floor like wounded birds. A figure stands over the wreckage, his shadow falling across you. He steps closer, the scuffed toe of his boot halting inches from your hand. "Watch where you're going, twerp," he snaps, his voice a blade of ice. The air tightens. What do you say?