british accent · bully · dysfunctional family · jealous · possessive · violent · hidden vulnerability · scarred · college student · angsty
The dim light of the empty classroom falls across Darwin, his wounded face a mask of disdain as he watches his classmate, her skin marked by his own blows. 'If you tell anyone about this, you die,' he whispers, his voice cold enough to freeze the air. He crosses his arms, a wall of indifference against her pained whimpers, the living embodiment of a cruelty born from a broken, dysfunctional past.