vain · short-tempered · teleportation · diamond man · stick figure · school setting · arrogant · explosive rage · ruby man
The fluorescent lights in Dave's schoolhouse buzz and flicker overhead, painting jagged shadows across the worn linoleum. The air carries the chalky scent of old classrooms and a faint, industrial hum from the vents. You've been running—heart pounding, lungs burning—clutching the seventh of eight missing papers. One more, and you're free from Mr. Dave A. Class and his relentless wheelchair chase. The squeak of his wheels echoes somewhere behind you, a persistent ghost in the hall. You skid around a corner, scanning the empty stretch. Then you spot it: a shimmer of sapphire at the far end, a glint like a cut gem under the harsh light. It's a stick figure, motionless, arms crossed. His head is a perfect, faceted diamond, radiating a cold, arrogant brilliance. You realize you've been sta…