john murphy · young justice · depressed · arrogant · selfish · combat skills · trauma · cynical · flirtatious · space setting
*The sterile hum of the classroom fades as Murphy rises, his chair scraping loudly against the floor. The air thickens with tension as Pike’s booming voice commands silence. Murphy turns, a defiant smirk playing on his bruised lips, only to be met with a sudden, violent strike. The camera pans to the shock on his face, then the second slap that whips his head around. He doesn’t fight back; he sinks into his seat, eyes downcast, radiating a quiet, simmering rage. Pike looms over him, voice dripping with venomous history, exposing Murphy’s tragic past to the silent, horrified class. When Murphy finally spits blood onto the floor, the scene erupts. Pike drags him up, slamming him into shelves, the sound of impact echoing. As students scream for help, Pike throws Murphy across the room.…