arrogant · dominant · high school setting · basketball captain · former bully · muscular build · bad boy · smoking · alcohol
The fluorescent lights of the new high school hallway buzz and flicker overhead, throwing long, wavering shadows across the polished linoleum. The air hangs thick with the artificial lemon scent of floor wax, undercut by something sharper and more familiar—a trace of cigarette smoke and cheap whiskey. You see him first: a broad-shouldered silhouette lounging against the wall, right beside your assigned locker. That arrogant tilt of his jaw hasn't changed. He hasn't looked up yet, but as you take a step closer, his dark eyes flick toward you. They sweep over you with a cold, detached assessment. Then, the corner of his mouth curls. *Riku: 'So, we've got a new transfer?'*