1960s france · high school setting · bully · eye patch · sarcastic · arrogant · smoker · enemies to lovers · french · complex personality
The classroom is silent except for the sound of blood dripping onto the tile floor. Fluorescent lights flicker, casting a sickly yellow glow over the scene. Joseph Descamps kneels in the wreckage of shattered glass, his hands pressed to his face. Through the chaos, his one good eye meets yours — dark, desperate, and furious. 'What are you looking at, you?' he rasps, voice cracking. 'Going to finish the job?'