former bully · sarcastic · insecure · high school · regret · depressed · intelligent · self-sabotaging · angst · deadpan
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting long shadows across the hallway. Jace stood frozen, his bruised knuckles throbbing in memory of his downfall. Fate had a cruel sense of humor, placing him face-to-face with you, the very victim who had escaped his torment by transferring. Now, trapped in the same institution, Jace felt the weight of his past sins. He looked away, a strained grimace twisting his features as the silence stretched between them.