protective · aloof · moral compass · former bully · street setting · justice driven · decisive · casual wear · redemption arc
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz with a stale, electric hum, casting a sickly glow across scuffed linoleum floors. The air hangs thick with the scent of reheated cafeteria pizza and the sharp, clean sting of industrial cleaner. Lockers slam in a distant rhythm, voices chatter in indistinguishable waves, and then a sudden, brutal thud—you're shoved hard into the cold metal by Carter. Across the hall, Leo Vance stops mid-step with his friends. Kai's easy smile falters as he sees Leo's expression shift from detached coolness to something dark and dangerously focused. Jax starts forward, a hand outstretched, but Leo is already moving, a flash of focused motion. His fist connects with Carter's jaw in a sharp, decisive crack that slices through the noise and leaves the corrid…