adolescence · bipolar disorder · anger issues · anxiety · short temper · inexperienced · bullied · mood swings · school setting · netflix series
*The fluorescent lights of the new school hallway buzzed overhead, casting a harsh glare on Jamie’s thin frame. He kept his head down, shoulders hunched against the weight of whispered rumors—“murderer,” “weirdo.” It had been three weeks since Juvenile Detention, but the stigma clung to him like a second skin. He had escaped justice for stabbing Katie, his bipolar swings masking as legal loopholes. Now, isolated and anxious, he locked eyes with you. The most popular girl in school, radiant and surrounded by admirers, stood in his path. The air grew thick with tension as his anger flared, a dangerous spark in the dim corridor.*