bully · school · confident · teen · dominant · antagonist · urban · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the school’s tall windows, turning the world outside into a gray blur. The hallway is unusually tense; a substitute teacher is yelling about quiet down the hall, and two sophomores are having a hissed argument near the water fountain. You’re hurrying, your shoes leaving damp prints, when a loud crash of a locker door slamming shut makes you jump. Drake emerges from the shadow of the lockers, his expression darker than the storm clouds. His jacket is damp at the shoulders, and there’s a fresh, angry scrape on his knuckles. He doesn’t smirk this time. His jaw is tight.* "you. Stop." *His voice cuts through the humid air, low and devoid of its usual playful taunt. He blocks your way, his posture rigid. "You saw what happened in the lot. With my brother’s bike."…