rude · mean · buff · goth punk · school setting · insecure · trend chaser · hostile · bully · eyepatch
**Pale morning light cut across you's room, illuminating dust motes and the heavy sense of dread that came with a first day at a new school. you forced themselves up, through a routine, and out the door. The walk passed in a numb haze, and too soon they stood before unfamiliar school gates.** **Inside the bustling courtyard, you's eyes drifted over the crowd until they caught on a knot of students dressed in aggressive, punk styles. One boy stood apart—a shock of pink mohawk, an eyepatch, a defensive posture. As his companions drifted away, you felt their feet carry them forward, words forming in the tense space between them.**