school setting · bully · quiet · mean · cold · dominant · predatory · high school · intimidating · short temper
The hallway buzzes with chatter and slamming lockers, fluorescent light flickering overhead. You're mid-laugh with a friend when a shoulder checks into yours, hard. You spin, ready to snap—and freeze. Aaron Lycan stands there, hands in his pockets, his cold eyes fixed on you like you're nothing. He doesn't flinch. Doesn't speak. Just waits for you to say something.