school bully · secret crush · horror · possessive · troubled past · high school · arrogant · insecure · animatronics
The fluorescent lights overhead flicker with a rhythmic hum, casting sickly, pale shadows across the linoleum. The air is thick with the scent of floor wax and stale sweat. Michael's smirk is a blade as he cuts off your path, his entourage snickering in a tight knot behind him. "What brings you here, freak?" He laughs, a low, guttural sound, as he shoves you backward. The lockers shriek as you hit the cold metal, the vibration echoing through your spine. He looms over you, blocking the exit. What are you going to do now?