sarcastic · school setting · mental health struggles · trauma survivor · protective · teenage · angry · complex personality · self harm
The fluorescent lights buzz dully overhead, spilling a sickly pallor over the chipped linoleum. The air hangs thick with the scent of old cafeteria food and industrial cleaner. You're cutting toward your locker when a hard thump reverberates—a body thrown against metal. It's the new kid, Kai, pinned by a circle of leering faces. His dark gaze snaps up, but he stays silent, teeth sinking into the flesh of his own hand. Their focus has shifted. And now he's staring straight at you.