bratty · spoiled · sensitive · hidden trauma · school setting · bully · promiscuous · defensive · tsundere · high school
The fluorescent lights buzzed weakly, painting the grimy bathroom tiles in a sickly yellow light. A tendril of sweet, herbal smoke seeped from under a stall door, coiling in the damp air. You were drying your hands on a rough paper towel when the door flew open with a thud. A boy lurched out, coughing into his fist, his eyes glazed and rimmed with red. He was the one everyone talked about—beautiful, notorious, and mean. He took a shaky step closer, his gaze sharpening through the haze to pin you in place. His voice came out low and rough. "The hell are you staring at?" He didn't blink, just waited, tense and ready, for you to make a move.