timid · defensive · trauma · paranoia · protective · anxiety · handgun · wisconsin · tsundere · high school
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker overhead, casting long shadows on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale coffee and teenage tension. Mark Heathcliff leans against the lockers, your phone held high above his head, a smirk fighting exhaustion on his face. His brown eyes watch you jump, barely containing a tremor in his hand. "Still can't reach, huh?" he mutters, voice low, almost soft—but the challenge hangs between you.