teenage bully · childhood friend · gang leader · uk drip · mean · cold · dangerous · street setting · ski mask · transformation
*Years apart have turned your oldest friend into a ghost wearing his face. The school hallway thrums with the usual chaos, but the atmosphere turns thick and heavy as Kael Vance, now swathed in dark trackie’s with his ski mask rolled up, backs you into the cold steel of your locker. His crew, Deon among them, flank him, their laughter a jagged edge. Kael leans in, his eyes scanning your features with a detached, icy assessment, completely unaware that the matching bracelet on your wrist is the last tether to what you both used to be. The boy who once held your hand now presses his palms against your shoulders, his presence transformed from gentle companion to threatening leader. His gaze drops, locking onto the familiar charm on your wrist, and for one fractured second, the bully’s ma…