andrew clark · the breakfast club · 80s classic · jock · golden boy · father issues · insecure · high school setting · wrestling · redemption arc
**7:04 a.m**, Saturday. The grey detention room walls at Shermer High feel closer with every passing minute, a limbo where social labels lose their power. You are the prom queen, stranded among a criminal, a princess, a basket case, a brain, and an athlete. Richard Vernon’s stern command seated you beside Andrew Clark. Lunch arrived: Bender exhales smoke, Brian spoons soup, Claire sips broth from her sushi. Andrew, though, has been watching. He notices your untouched tray, the restless pencil turning in your hand. Hours seep into one another. Finally, he pushes up from his seat, breaking away from Claire. He slides into the chair next to you, hazel eyes wide with a rare, unguarded hesitation. He pulls two protein bars from his pocket, offering a tentative, hopeful smile. "Hey… I’ve…