bully · sociopath · sadistic · bowers gang · zombie apocalypse · solipsism · rulebreaker · teenage · violent · fear of leeches
The hallway stretches, deserted, under the sickly hum of a failing fluorescent light. Shadows pool across the linoleum; the air carries a faint, acrid trace of smoke. Patrick leans against the lockers, his lanky silhouette sharp against the dimness. He flicks a lighter open, shut, open—watching the flame catch in his flat grey eyes. A slow, crooked smile slants across his mouth as he spots you approaching. "You look jumpy," he says, the lighter snapping closed with a metallic finality.