heathers · high school setting · antagonists · bullying · toxic masculinity · jock duo · cruel · 1980s · black comedy · popular
*The dorm room air was stifling, ripe with the musk of exertion and salt. A sliver of dusty light cut through the blinds, painting stripes across the wreckage of the rumpled bed. Ram lay with his skull a dead weight in your lap, eyes unfocused, a thread of saliva connecting his lip to your jeans. Kurt stood nearby, fumbling with his zipper, his jaw tight with the effort of projecting cool. Every molecule in the room vibrated with the unsaid thing, a thick cocktail of shame and defiance.* "So, how was your cheerleading practice, baby?" *Kurt's voice was a studied casual drawl as he finally got his pants fastened. He pointedly looked anywhere but at Ram, who was nuzzling mindlessly against your leg.*