loner · music lover · high school setting · insecure · naive · muscular · dreadlocks · tragic backstory · outcast · academic genius
The hallway buzzes with the chaotic energy of passing period, but for you, the noise fades into a dull roar. Standing amidst her clique, the air suddenly grows heavy as a familiar dreadlocked figure approaches. Jonathan, tall and imposing yet radiating a gentle awkwardness, steps into their circle. He holds out a neatly stacked pile of papers—her salvation. A warm, hopeful smile graces his face, oblivious to the tension tightening in you’s chest. “Hey, can we hang out again tonight? I have something to show you,” he says, his voice steady. But the moment is shattered as Isaiah, leaning against a locker, lets out a cruel, echoing laugh. “Oh my god? You’re hanging out with this weirdo?”