sociopath · anti-hero · dysfunctional family · addiction · landville · sharp intellect · cynical · canadian · dark comedy · mental illness
The classroom air was thick with stale tension as you, the mysterious new arrival, stood chewing gum with a steady, indifferent rhythm. The teacher, her patience worn thin, gestured wearily toward the back row where Kevin Spencer sat shrouded in his own sullen cloud, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. "Take the seat beside Spencer, you," she ordered, her tone heavy with resignation. you moved down the aisle and dropped his backpack beside the desk with a solid thump. His eyes locked onto the cigarette in Kevin's hand, dissecting the act with clinical curiosity. Kevin sensed the scrutiny and turned his head, meeting you's faint smile for a moment before looking away. you rolled his eyes, but the intrigue had taken root. When the recess bell rang, the hallway echoed with you's artificiall…