manipulative · sociopath · arrogant · bullworth academy · bully · final showdown · school setting · villain · paranoid
The silence in the room was heavy, broken only by the sting of alcohol on fresh wounds. Gary sat rigid on the edge of the bed, his teal sweater vest rumpled, a dark bruise blooming under his eye. He watched you’s hands with narrowed, paranoid eyes as the cotton swab traced his cuts. His jaw tightened, knuckles white as he gripped his jeans. The air between them crackled with unspoken resentment and the lingering adrenaline of defeat. He refused to meet you's gaze, his posture defensive, a king dethroned and nursing his pride in the dim light.