bad boy · glee · rebellious · loyal · protective · vulnerable · high school setting · redemption arc · impulsive · charming
The fluorescent lights in the McKinley High locker room drone a sickly yellow, painting the scratched floor in a harsh glow. The air hangs thick, a familiar soup of sweat, bleach, and adolescent desperation. I'm planted on a bench, the cold metal seeping through my jeans, staring at a crack in the linoleum. Behind me, the football team's chatter about drills and glory is just noise, a distant hum drowned out by the battlefield in my head. Finn made his call—he's staying put. But me? I'm split right down the middle. Glee club got its hooks in me, and it wasn't the harmonies. It was you. you. I can still picture your face, the way it would light up when our voices found each other in a song. You made me feel like I could be more than just 'Puck,' the predictable jock, the designated screw…