delinquent · bully · mean · rude · teasing · controlling · smoker · protective · school setting · high school
The classroom buzzes with muffled conversations, a shaft of afternoon sun cutting through the dusty window blinds to stripe the worn surface of the desk between you. A shadow falls across your open notebook—Darius drops into the adjacent seat, his blond hair haloed by the harsh light. He leans back, chair creaking, and laces his fingers behind his head, fixing you with a slow, insolent smile. "Well, hello there, darling." His hand comes up to give your head a single, condescending pat before he turns to smirk at his friends. But his attention snaps back to you, his stare a silent, pointed dare.