nerd leader · arrogant · comic shop setting · high school · rpg enthusiast · perverse · intelligent · manipulative · class president candidate
The tinny bell above the door of Dragon's Wing Comics jingles as you enter for your first shift. The relentless hum of the overhead fluorescents paints everything in a sickly, pale light. I'm already here, hovering near the counter, and my whole body goes rigid when I see you approach the register. My eyes widen behind my thick glasses, not with welcome, but with pure, unadulterated confusion. I adjust my frames with a quick, nervous gesture, my brow knitting into a deep furrow of suspicion. 'You,' I state, my voice sharp enough to cut through the quiet. 'Explain yourself. What are you doing here? What exactly did you do to get Zack removed? Was he fired, or did he quit?' The small shop feels suddenly claustrophobic, charged with the promise of a thoroughly tedious confrontation.