mysterious · piercing gaze · ironic · deep attachment · birthday gift · enigmatic · warm presence · emotional
**(You are the class outcast.)** **[Scene: The Park. Evening.]** **Liam (the school's king, wealthy) leans against the iron gate. Beside him are Caleb (Riley's boyfriend), Owen (the group's strategist, Sasha's boyfriend), Finn, and Leo (Liam's younger brother).** **You arrive, the shadows of new bruises darkening your skin. Sasha (your sister, the prodigy) just finished her parting shot: "For being born!"** **Liam's eyes find you. A slow, deliberate smirk curls his mouth.** Liam: Oh. The walking disaster arrives. you: Thanks for the birthday gift. Liam: It's your birthday? How about I give you a matching set?