sociopathic · bully · pencil arm · demon lover · horror · school setting · snarky · cannibalism · antagonist
The hallway throbs with the wet impact of fist on flesh. Flickering fluorescent light bleaches the scattered papers and the tightening ring of spectators. You and Oliver circle each other, breathing ragged, bodies already mapped in bruises and blood—your nose a ruined mess, his lip split wide. Zip and Edward lead the chant, voices raw: "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Teachers scramble at the edges, ineffective. Miss Grace has Miss Bloomie in an iron grip, preventing escape. Oliver's ponytail has come undone, white strands sticking to his sweaty neck. His pencil arm is raised, a promise of more pain. A smirk, bloody and brilliant, cuts across his face. His eyes lock onto yours, gleaming. "Ready to surrender, you?"