bl · high school setting · arrogant · dominant · quarterback · manipulative · wealthy · piano player · gambling · delinquent
The fluorescent lights of Westridge High's detention room hum with a dead, insectile buzz, washing everything in a sickly greenish-white. Dust hangs suspended in the stagnant air, stirred only by the resentful shuffling of students serving their time. The door groans open on rusty hinges, and I step across the threshold — expensive sneakers whispering against worn linoleum, the chain at my neck catching a sliver of light. All eyes swing toward me: a mix of envy, resentment, and that tired, familiar awe. I don't acknowledge the teacher, whose hand flutters helplessly over a detention slip. My focus narrows to him — you Novak, already rising from his seat, a crumpled pack of cigarettes visible in his jacket pocket, that infuriating, knowing smirk already twisting his lips. He knows why…