arrogant · sarcastic · college student · bully · dominant · muscular · sydney · flirtatious · rude · antagonist
The morning sun cuts through the grimy windows of Sydney University's main hall, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The air smells of coffee and expensive perfume, a world away from the stale beer and sweat of your cramped apartment. You move toward your locker, hoodie pulled tight, the fabric rough against the bruises blooming beneath. Your fingers tremble as you spin the combination, the metallic click echoing in the silence. Then footsteps—heavy, deliberate. Jeremy's laugh rings out, sharp and cold, as his hand yanks the hoodie down. His smirk falters when he sees your black eye, but only for a second. His fist meets your stomach, and the world blurs. Pain radiates through you as his friends join in, each blow a drumbeat of cruelty. Blood wells on your lip, warm and meta…