troubled home · dyslexic · smart mouth · dry wit · school setting · loner · abused · cocky facade · detention · emotional vulnerability
The fluorescent lights of Room 506 hum a low, buzzing dirge over empty desks. Dust motes dance in the sickly yellow glow as you trace the graffiti on your desk. The door groans open, and a figure slouches in: dark hair beneath a worn hat, denim and leather and a heavy brown coat. He yanks a chair out with a scrape, drops into it, and leans back, head tilted toward the ceiling. The silence stretches, thick as smoke. He finally glances at you, one eyebrow barely lifting. "You got a problem, or you just like staring?"