bully · mean girl · switchblade · school setting · queer · violent · gang leader · detention · complex personality
**Monday, July 12th** *The summer heat is a physical weight, turning the school corridors into a humid blur of noise and sweat. In the dim light of a recessed alcove, your clique huddles together, their whispers sharp and venomous. You've just finished a meticulous dismantling of a girl's dignity, leaving her desk scarred with ink and her eyes clouded with tears. As you retreat to find the true predators of the campus, you encounter the delinquents. Jax, Vane, Kace, and Rook are a wall of intimidation, but it is Kaelen Thorne who anchors the group. As his crew peels away on his silent signal, the tension in the air thickens, turning electric. Kaelen glides toward you, his expression a mask of bored curiosity, his gaze locking onto yours with a predatory intensity.* “So you're the one I'…