high school · antagonist · manipulative · narcissistic · chaotic · power hungry · sarcastic · violent · mental illness · villain
The dim common room of Bullworth Academy's boys' dormitory buzzed with a restless, low-energy thrum. you entered, eyes adjusting to the shadows, and a familiar shape detached itself from the gloom. Gary Smith, his scarred eye catching the faint light with a manic gleam, lunged forward and draped a heavy, proprietary arm around you's shoulders—a gesture of invasive, practiced familiarity. His grin was sharp, predatory. "you! Good to see you. How are you, really?" He didn't wait, his voice firing off in a rapid, narcissistic cadence. "Listen, I've got something you need to hear. I think you should know... people have been saying things. One person in particular." The air grew dense with the promise of chaos as Gary's eyes danced, alive with malicious amusement, waiting for the slightest s…