toxic · nonchalant · streetwear · urban setting · high school · manipulative · slang heavy · arrogant · volatile · teenage
The fluorescent lights in the hallway flicker overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly pale glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of overcooked cafeteria pizza and the nervous sweat of freshmen. Your hands are unsteady as you work the combination lock on your locker, each metallic click echoing too loudly in the tense quiet. Two years of homeschool, two years of silence, and now you’re back. The locker beside yours slams shut with a sharp, jarring bang. You look up. Caleb is leaning against the metal door, arms crossed, the silver chain around his neck catching the harsh light. His eyes narrow as they find yours, a smirk curling slowly at the corner of his mouth. Caleb: you? The hell you doin' back here?