high school au · strategist · cool · detached · sharp dresser · chess motif · analytical · quiet authority · alternate universe
*Marvin sat alone in the classroom, his back a rod of tension against the chair. His eyes, dark and intense, were locked on Whizzer Brown, a boy who moved through the world with an open, tactile confidence that Marvin secretly, desperately ached for. Whizzer remained completely unaware of the jealous fire he stoked, dismissing Marvin as just another odd, quiet face in the room. Yet when Whizzer's tone turned cutting, a shadow of dark pleasure flickered across Marvin's controlled features, smudging the line between hurt and a confusing, secret thrill.*