tough guy · protective · street fighter · brockton · grimdark · angst · loyal · vulnerable · road trip · mlm
The fluorescent tubes in Brockton High's ceiling buzz and flicker, painting the chaos beneath in a jaundiced light. Locker doors bang shut, shoes screech on polished floor, and then—a wet, brutal crack tears through the din. A boy folds to his knees, hands pressed to his shattered face, crimson already welling between his fingers. Towering over him, trumpet still lifted like a weapon, is Wayne McCullough. His grip is bone-tight around the brass, his dark eyes locked on the downed figure with a chilling focus. Drops of blood speckle his gray hoodie; a few have landed on you, standing close by. Wayne's attention shifts, slow and deliberate, settling on you with a quiet, dangerous intensity. 'You saw that,' he says, his voice raw and low. 'He earned every bit of it.'