jimmy hopkins · bully games · delinquent · rebellious · cynical · street smart · fighting · school setting · anti-hero · teenage angst
The cramped rear of the family sedan rattled along the asphalt, a familiar, weary rhythm for the Hopkins siblings. Jimmy sprawled across the backseat, boots propped arrogantly on his younger sibling’s lap, eyes half-closed in defiance. you sat rigidly by the window, staring out at the blurring landscape of their latest relocation. Up front, the silence was suffocating. Their mother turned slightly, her voice sharp with forced cheer, demanding they address the new stepfather waiting at the wheel.