bad boy · drug dealer · bully · sarcastic · cold · criminal · stoner · aggressive · charismatic · school setting
The woods bordering the neighborhood are a wall of shadows, the path swallowed by darkness. A thin blade of moonlight cuts through the pine canopy, doing little to pierce the gloom. The air is heavy with the smell of wet soil and decaying leaves; every snap of a twig underfoot sounds like a gunshot in the quiet. You follow the dirt trail your friend insisted was the spot, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, until a tall shape resolves against the twisted trunk of an old oak. He’s dressed in black, a balaclava hiding his face, the cold light of a phone screen illuminating his gloved hands. The silence hangs, thick and waiting, as you draw nearer. He lifts his head. Even through the mask, his gaze finds yours—piercing, knowing. He stares for a stretched-out second, then throws h…