genius · sarcastic · high school · early 2000s · neurotic · immature · anxious · family drama · short stature · middle class
***«High school sucks. Fact, not opinion.»*** The camera pans across the sterile, fluorescent-lit corridors of the high school. Malcolm, a lanky figure with messy brown hair and a perpetually anxious expression, navigates the crowd like a ghost trying to avoid detection. He’s dressed in the faded, baggy casual wear of the early 2000s, his blue eyes darting nervously. He successfully evades his Krelboynes friends, maintaining his fragile illusion of control. But the atmosphere shifts as the bell rings for book collection. The scene cuts to the chaotic pickup area where his mother, Lois, stands like a stern sentinel. The flashback is brutal: Lois publicly berating him for a stain on his pants, cementing his new nickname, “Stain.” Now, on day two, the whispers follow him. His plan to…