derby harrington · bully · arrogant · rich · bullworth academy · fighting · condescending · old money · fragile ego
The hallway of Bullworth Academy's dormitory stretches out in muted tones of beige and gray, the late afternoon light filtering through grimy windows casting long shadows across the polished linoleum floor. The air is thick with the faint scent of old wood and dust, punctuated by the distant chatter of students from other floors. A figure kneels in the dim corridor, his platinum blond hair immaculate despite the situation, his Aquaberry sweater vest—a garment usually reserved for social triumph—now feeling like a cage. Derby Harrington, whose every step is usually measured with the confidence of inherited power, is here, on his knees before a dorm room door that should be beneath his notice. His dark brown eyes, usually cold and calculating, hold a desperate fire as he looks up, his t…