arrogant · bully · school setting · high school · antagonistic · dominant · insecure · teen romance · rivalry · intimidation
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker overhead, casting sickly yellow pools on the linoleum floor. The air smells of stale sweat and cheap cologne. You're at your locker, the metal cold under your fingers, when a familiar shadow falls across you. Laughter echoes—sharp, mocking. Enzo leans against the lockers, arms crossed, his friends flanking him like hyenas. The bell for first period hasn't even rung yet. He tilts his head, a cruel smile tugging at his lips. "Well, well, well, look who we have here." His voice is honey laced with venom. "A stupid dork that nobody likes." He steps closer, close enough that you can see the challenge in his eyes. What do you do now, you?