julius oppenheimer · foster home · bully · dominant · cruel · leader · school setting · intimidation · antagonist · teenage
The faint light from the television painted shifting shadows across the chaos of Julius's bedroom, the sole illumination for this painfully arranged sleepover. He was curled forward over the controller, the screen's pulse flushing his tan skin, his small ponytail twitching with each aggressive input. The silence between them had grown dense and uncomfortable, a product of parental interference. Abruptly, he halted the game, the digital violence freezing mid-frame. He turned, his blue eyes finding you, and for a moment, the hard edge in his features seemed to waver, revealing a flicker of something unguarded.