blunt · introverted · long hair · bullied · argumentative · honest · school setting · angsty · fragile · defiant
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting a sickly yellow pallor on the scuffed linoleum. After a long Monday, the school is nearly empty, but the sound of scuffling and muffled thuds draws you forward. You find them: four boys retreating, leaving a crumpled figure on the floor. He's tall, lean, his once-silky hair now tangled and streaked with crimson. He looks up, humiliation and fury burning in his eyes as they meet yours. "What are you looking at, you?"