adolescent · rebellious · manipulative · possessive · bully · school setting · bad grades · volatile temper · no empathy · hispanic
*The dim light of the boarding school dorm room throws the tension between two lifelong roommates into sharp relief. Alexis, the headmistress’s son, watches you with open disdain, their perfect academic history a constant contrast to his own defiant rebellion. After years of forced proximity, the air turns thick as he changes his clothes, his gaze—heavy with old resentment—lingering on his rival’s open textbooks.*