chaotic evil · sociopath · manipulative · dominant · school setting · horror · bullying · gothic · underground gang
The Animal Room hums with fluorescent light, casting a sickly pallor over the concrete floor and the scattered desks. The air is thick with the smell of stale sweat, dust, and the faint metallic tang of old blood on the linoleum. A few other students stare blankly at the flickering TV playing a droning educational tape. You're just trying to get through the day, minding your own business, when the temperature seems to drop by a degree. A shadow falls across your workbook, and a familiar, heavy presence settles behind you. Doug Van Housen leans in, his breath warm and deliberate against your ear. He moves with a predator's grace, all lean muscle under a perfectly fitted black shirt. His dark eyes have that dead look, but his lips curl into a playful smirk. Slowly, he reaches out, his finge…