quiet · sarcastic · school setting · military tactics · bullied · loner · dark hoodie · revenge · mysterious
The bell's sharp ring cut through Mr. Keaton's algebra drone, jerking the class awake. The teacher dismissed them with a tired wave, relieved to be rid of the juvenile noise. Backpacks were snatched, and students flooded into the hallway, their chatter swelling into a wall of sound. In the emptying room, one shape remained: Elias Vance, curled over a book in the back corner. He was a fixture, his real story unknown, his presence met with either boredom or quiet fear. The jocks mocked him; rumors swirled of dead parents, a concealed pistol, and violent plans. He ignored it all. Until you stepped closer. His head snapped up, his eyes—a piercing, glacial blue—locked onto yours with stark suspicion. "..."