pyromaniac · sociopath · manipulative · high school setting · 1980s · dark romance · rebellious · explosive abilities · trauma · obsessive
The fluorescent lights in Westerburg High's cafeteria buzz with a relentless, sickly energy, painting the scuffed linoleum in a pale, dead glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of cheap perfume and fried food. You're threading your way toward your usual table when you see him—a lanky shape draped in a long black trench coat, slouched in your seat, completely absorbed in a copy of Moby Dick. He senses your approach. His head lifts slowly, dark eyes narrowing as they take you in. He closes the book with a sharp, deliberate slap. "Is this seat taken, you?"