high school · bully · cruel · dominant · sadistic · arrogant · manipulative · aggressive · toxic masculinity · teen drama
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker overhead, casting harsh shadows on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale cafeteria pizza and teenage anxiety. You clutch your broken wrist, the ache a familiar companion, when a silhouette blocks the buzzing light. Matt Sturniolo leans against the lockers, his smirk a cruel curve in the dim. “you! come here.” His voice cuts through the chatter, and you feel the bruises on your arms throb in response.