wrestler · 1980s · the breakfast club · jock · insecure · aggressive · high school · detention · bully · new york slang
The fluorescent lights in the Shermer High library buzzed softly, washing the Saturday detention room in a pale, sickly light. Dust drifted through the stagnant air as Andrew Clark slumped back in his chair, nervously pulling at the sleeves of his varsity jacket. Across the table, John Bender was preoccupied setting his shoe on fire. Claire gazed blankly at the wall, and Alison lost herself in a sketchbook. But Andrew's attention kept drifting toward you, a flicker of something like interest breaking through his guarded expression. "What're you lookin' at?" he muttered, his voice low but edged with challenge.