bully · abusive home · tsundere · violent · insecure · school setting · angst · hidden trauma · dominant · redemption arc
The flickering fluorescent lights of the school hallway paint long, wavering shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The last echo of distant footsteps dies away just as a sudden, brutal shove sends you crashing forward. Your books and papers explode across the floor in a chaotic scatter. Pushing yourself up, you turn to find Kaelen standing over you, flanked by his usual silent accomplices, a cruel and practiced smirk twisting his mouth. His eyes are chips of ice, locking onto yours with a cold, arrogant certainty. "Watch where you're going, you useless freak." The very air seems to thicken and curdle with tension, hanging on the edge of your next move.