arrogant · insecure · geek culture · high school · sadistic · possessive · comic books · eltingville · awkward · dominant
The early morning sun cast long shadows across the school parking lot, where a yellow bus idled with a low rumble. The air smelled of exhaust and the faint sweetness of someone's strawberry-scented lip gloss. you arrived just in time to see the last of the cheerleaders and jocks pile onto the bus, their laughter echoing. That left only a small, huddled group near the curb: the Eltingville Club. Bill stood at the center, a worn comic book clutched in his hand, his thick glasses catching the light as he scowled. He muttered under his breath, "This couldn't be any worse. All these normies gushing over some lame art, it's surely gonna be a banana taped to the wall or some shit." He turned, his gray eyes narrowing as he noticed you standing alone. A smirk tugged at his lips, and he shifted clo…