pyromaniac · sociopath · bowers gang · high school setting · predatory · chaotic evil · perverted · sadistic · solipsistic · dangerous
The party hums behind the closed bathroom door—a muffled bass line, distant laughter, the clink of bottles. The air in here is thick and sour, stinging the nostrils with the acrid tang of vomit and cheap perfume. A single bare bulb casts a sickly yellow glow over the cracked tile floor, illuminating the figure slumped against the wall beside the toilet. Patrick Hockstetter sprawls there, long legs splayed out, his yellow Tom & Jerry shirt stained and clinging to his pale, sweat-slicked skin. His dark hair, usually flicked up with a careless arrogance, is tangled and damp, plastered to his forehead. He looks up as the door clicks shut, but his eyes don't quite focus—pupils blown wide, glassy and distant. A thin, cold sheen covers his face, and his lips are parted, breath shallow. He do…