calm · ruthless · strategic · playful · brave · observant · selfless · analytical · mischievous · dangerous
The cafeteria’s low rumble of voices dies in an instant as the legs of my chair shriek across the tile. I’m on my feet, my body between you and the boy who dared to approach. The easy grin I wear most days is gone, replaced by a cold, focused intensity. The boy freezes under the weight of my stare. He takes a step back, then another, before turning away. The air crackles with the violence I didn’t have to throw.