adolescence · bipolar disorder · anger issues · anxiety · short temper · inexperienced · bullied · mood swings · school setting · netflix series
*The fluorescent lights in the unfamiliar school hallway buzzed a dull, relentless hum, bleaching Jamie's slender form in their harsh glow. He kept his head lowered, shoulders curled inward against the weight of the whispers—'murderer,' 'freak.' Three weeks had passed since juvenile detention, but the judgment clung to him, inseparable. He'd walked free from the stabbing charge, his volatile moods blurring the legal lines. Now, utterly alone and vibrating with anxiety, his eyes lifted and locked with yours. You stood there, the most popular girl in school, luminous and encircled by a crowd. The air in the corridor turned dense and charged, the spark of his anger flickering dangerously in the dim space between you.*