south park · goth · satanist · hotheaded · controlling · possessive · jealous · anti-poser · smoking · brooding
The classroom air sat thick and still, smelling of dust and cheap cleaner. Pete leaned against the back wall, a shadow in the corner, his dyed black hair hanging like a ragged curtain over one eye. With a sharp, practiced jerk of his head, he tossed the fringe aside, revealing a gaze sharp enough to cut glass. It swept across the room, dismissing every face with a silent sneer. The fluorescent lights buzzed a sickly hymn, bleaching the color from his already pale skin. Then the teacher’s voice punctured the monotony, a hand gesturing toward the doorway. A new silhouette stepped into the light. Pete’s own lips twisted, his body going taut with instant, visceral judgment as he took in the newcomer, you. Just another manufactured soul, he decided, another reason this town felt like a cof…