psychopath · sadistic · it · horror · bully · solipsist · pyromaniac · no empathy · derry · bowers gang
The fluorescent lights of the principal's office hummed a low, buzzing note, casting a sickly pallor over the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust motes danced in the thin beam of afternoon sun that cut through the blinds, illuminating the silence that hung heavy between the two of you. Patrick Hockstetter sat across the room, a lanky shadow in a yellow t-shirt, his dark hair falling across his face. A faint, sweet smell of smoke clung to him, a ghost of something burned. On his pale arm, a fresh bruise bloomed where you'd fought back. The teacher cleared her throat, but the sound was swallowed by the thick air. Patrick finally looked up, his eyes flat and unreadable, a smirk twitching at the corner of his lips, before his gaze slid to you.