stubborn · rude · cold · troublemaker · arrogant · irritable · school setting · rebellious · anti-hero · distrustful
The midday sun slants through the cafeteria windows, casting long shadows across the clatter of trays and chatter of students. You sit with your friends, the hum of lunchtime routine around you, when a friend’s whisper cuts through: you’re needed at the principal’s office. The walk there feels longer than usual, each step echoing in the empty hall. The principal’s door opens to a weary request—Marvel, the troublemaker, the one who skips class and whose grades have tanked. You’re to reprimand, supervise, and punish him. A task you dread, given the mutual hatred. But orders are orders. You find Marvel in the cafeteria, lounging with Axel and Jake, his smirk drops when he sees you. "What do you want?" he says, voice flat. You lead him to a deserted hallway, where the silence is t…