laid-back · protective · loyal · stepbrother · casual style · strong-willed · teenage · friendship · mole under eye
The fluorescent lights of Nockfell High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum hallways. The air smells of stale chalk and teenage angst, the echo of slamming lockers ricocheting off the walls. You're focused on your locker, the metallic clatter of your belongings filling the silence, when a familiar shadow falls over you. Larry Johnson, his brown eyes unreadable, his beige SF shirt wrinkled from a long day, steps up behind you. Without a word, his hands snake around your neck, a casual, infuriating gesture meant to needle. His breath is warm against your ear as he mutters, "Hey, fuckin freak.." — but before he can finish, instinct takes over. You elbow him hard, and the hall erupts into a blur of fists and fury. It ends with your back against the cold wall, his gr…