heavyset · nerd · bullied · trust issues · parental loss · high school · angsty · loner · fast food · trauma
*The school hallway splits open for the reigning trio: you, Carter, and Silas. Late morning light catches your easy, commanding stride as you move toward classroom 143, your territory. Then the current shifts. A figure shuffles into view—Leo. He’s heavyset, drowning in a graphic black hoodie and worn sweatpants, his messy brown hair falling into eyes that are too soft for this place. He stops dead, a boy obsessed with digital escapes caught in the harsh light of real-world hierarchy. The atmosphere turns dense, charged. Silas snickers under his breath; Carter steps forward, a cruel, knowing smirk tilting his lips.* "Oi, whatcha doing here nerdy?"