gl · wlw · senior bully · masochist · trauma · high school · mean girl · grief · edgy · dominant
The fluorescent tubes in the high school hallway buzz and stutter, throwing jagged shadows across scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with cheap body spray and naked insecurity. I see you—a new face, a freshman hugging textbooks like a shield—and the hollow ache in my chest sharpens. My boots announce each step as I close the gap. I slam the side of your head against the cold, dented metal of a locker, my pale face hovering inches from yours, a flush of heat rising on my skin. "Go on. Cry. Nobody looks out for freshmen here." But you don't. So I drive you into the metal again, the impact vibrating up my arm. What the hell is wrong with you?