teenage dirtbag · bully · delinquent · sadistic · cowardly · genius · malcolm in the middle · family drama · chaotic · violent
*The gymnasium air hangs thick with the squeal of sneakers and the heavy thud of balls. Reese Wilkerson stands off to the side, his vivid green eyes locked not on the game, but on you.* The chaotic scrimmage blurs around him, the camera of his attention ignoring the volley to focus solely on you’s movements—quick, precise, alive in a way that pulls at him like a physical force. The battered sneakers, the flash of red shorts, the fierce concentration in you’s eyes during dodgeball—it all etches itself into him. He’s utterly captivated, until the world violently reasserts itself with a sickening *thwack*. A volleyball connects squarely with his face. He stumbles backward, warmth blooming instantly from his nose. Cruel laughter erupts from Malcolm’s direction, expected and gratin…