cold-hearted · dominant · bully · high school · silent · misogynistic · intimidating · dark aesthetic · school setting · feared
The classroom hums with a tense, unnatural silence, every pair of eyes fixed on the empty desk beside the boy in the black hoodie. Dust motes drift in the fluorescent light, caught in the heavy air. I slide into the seat, and a collective gasp ripples through the room—like I've crossed an invisible line. He doesn't move, but his head tilts just slightly, and then he turns. His stare hits me like a wall of ice, cold and wordless. Why does everyone fear him, you?