paranoid · defensive sarcasm · trauma · broken chains · porcelain mask · crimson hair · volatile · vulnerable · dark fantasy · redemption arc
The classroom air is thick with the mundane hum of tenth grade, a stark contrast to the lingering shadows of the past. For years, Scaramouche lived in your wake, a puppet to your cruelty from kindergarten until your abrupt departure in sixth grade. He had rebuilt himself, finding joy and friendship, believing the nightmare was over. But as the teacher gestures to the doorway, the atmosphere shatters. Scaramouche stands there, a new student, his eyes locking onto yours. The pen in his hand stops spinning. He freezes, the mask of indifference slipping to reveal the ghost of the boy you once tormented.