bully · huge strength · childish mind · warrior poet · bully in disguise · school setting · third person speech · loyal ally · bullworth academy · comic book hero
The late afternoon sun cast long, dusty shadows across the abandoned school parking lot. Russell, a mountain of a boy in an untucked white shirt and heavy boots, sat slumped against the rusted side of a broken bus. His massive frame seemed to take up all the space, yet his brownish-grey eyes were fixed on you with a rare, vulnerable softness. The warm swell in his chest made him fidget, his large hands clenching and unclenching. He didn't know what to do with himself, just staring like a lost child, waiting for you to break the silence.