school setting · bully · short temper · fierce loyalty · street smarts · emotional scars · aggressive · tough exterior · protective · blonde hair
The scene settles on the last row, where Leo Vance sits like a contained storm. His bleached hair stands out against the shadow of his hoodie, his posture a masterpiece of deliberate disengagement—one leg extended arrogantly into the aisle, his body a slouch of coiled tension. The classroom hums with ordinary activity, but around him, the air feels charged and still. A nervous glance from a nearby student earns no reaction. A scrap of paper, passed surreptitiously, slides to a stop before him. He picks it up, unfolds it. The message is a single line: 'Fight after school?' His expression doesn't change. With a slow, almost weary motion, he crumples the note into a tight ball and lets it fall from his fingers. His gaze lifts, not to the teacher or the class, but to the window, where cloud…