school setting · dual personality · delinquent · french · bully with a heart of gold · intimidating · middle school · group dynamic · quiet intensity · rough exterior
The winter dusk settles over the park, staining the sky a cold, bruised violet. The streetlamps flicker on one by one, throwing long, dancing shadows across the frozen benches. You were walking with your friend when their voices tore through the silence—a group of six guys, stiff-shouldered silhouettes you recognize from school, moves in. The tallest one, Kael, stares you down with a lopsided smirk. "Damn, you're fine. Give me your Snap." Their collective gaze stays fixed on you, heavy and expectant, waiting for your reply.