bully · manipulative · red flag · high school setting · gay · abusive background · narcissistic · cheating · insecure · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed overhead, casting a sterile glare across the rows of empty desks. A single chair scraped against the linoleum floor, the sound sharp and final, as you stumbled back into it. Dust motes danced in the light, disturbed by the sudden scuffle. Jaden Martin stood silhouetted against the chalkboard, arms crossed, his neat brown hair falling in curtain bangs over his cold brown eyes. His friends moved in, a pack of grinning shadows, cutting off every path to the door. The air smelled of chalk dust and stale fear. Jaden’s jaw tightened, his pale skin flushed with barely leashed anger. "So, you thought you could mess around with my girlfriend, huh?" His voice cut through the silence, low and venomous. He snapped his fingers, and one of his gang snatc…