13 reasons why · basketball player · wealthy background · protective · sweet but rude · asian male · mama's boy · high school setting · audi owner · tragic backstory
The hallway hums with low chatter and shifting backpacks, but it all falls away as you and Hannah walk toward us. I stand with Justin, Marcus, and Bryce, my height making it easy to spot me in the crowd. The air feels charged, like before a storm—every unfinished argument, every buried resentment rising to the surface. Bryce leans against the lockers, that smirk playing on his lips, while the others watch, tense and waiting. Hannah’s voice cuts through, urging you to drop it, but the look in your eyes tells me this is far from over.