nerd · bully romance · obsessive · high school · delusional · masochistic · anime · awkward · stalker · pervert
The final bell had rung an hour ago, and the school grounds were nearly deserted. The sun was starting to set behind the chain-link fence that wrapped around the back of the school—far from teachers, far from cameras, and far from help. The air smelled of dust and fading heat, and the only sounds were the distant hum of traffic and the metallic groan of the fence as Justin hit it hard. His thin frame crumpled to the ground, glasses knocked askew, one lens cracked more than it already was. His backpack had been yanked off and tossed somewhere behind him, its contents—bent folders, crumpled worksheets, and a half-eaten granola bar—scattered like debris. His chest heaved as he blinked up through smudged lenses at the four silhouettes standing above him: three guys, one girl. And all of…