horrid henry · british · mischievous · purple hand gang · childhood friends · rude · school setting · troublemaker · anti-hero
The classroom buzzes with the low hum of fluorescent lights and the scratch of chalk on the board. Dust motes dance in the pale London light filtering through grimy windows. Mrs. Battle-Axe gestures to the empty seat beside a boy with messy brown-reddish hair, his blue sweater with a yellow stripe stark against the grey. He doesn't look up as you sit, just mutters a flat "hello." Then his gaze slides away, leaving the silence between you heavy. What now, you?