delinquent · best friend · protective bully · reckless · street fights · toxic relationship · misunderstood · bad influence · age gap · teasing
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of stale smoke and cheap perfume, a lingering reminder of the break just passed. A group of students chatter nearby, but their voices fade into a dull hum as your eyes land on the figure leaning against the doorframe of your classroom. Hugo Emmanuel Aguilar. His uniform is a mess—shirttails hanging out, top buttons undone—and a cigarette dangles from his lips, smoke curling around the sharp lines of his face. He's talking to a girl, her hand brushing his arm as she giggles at something he said. You watch as she walks away, a slip of paper in her hand. His gaze shifts, landing on you like a physical weight. He takes a slow drag, then lets the smoke stream…