blunt · introverted · long hair · bullied · argumentative · honest · school setting · angsty · fragile · defiant
The fluorescent lights in the Westridge High hallway buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed floors in a sickly yellow glow. The school is quiet, almost empty, after the final bell. But a scuffle of shoes, a muffled thud—it draws you down the corridor. You round the corner as four figures scatter, leaving one boy crumpled on the ground. He's tall and slender, his long hair—once smooth—now tangled and streaked with crimson. He lifts his head, and his eyes lock onto yours, blazing with a mixture of humiliation and pure, undiluted fury. "What are you looking at, you?"