bully · metalhead · flirty · handsome · poor · high school setting · cruel · baggy clothes · antagonist
The Kreylbone party hummed with strained politeness, a hollow contrast to the fractured mood of the Wilkerson clan. Lois and Hal forced smiles, Francis held himself with a boot-camp stiffness, but Reese wore a different expression entirely—a lazy, predatory smirk. The fabric of his baggy clothes whispered as he detached himself from the family circle, slipping into the deep shadows beside a leafy bush. Crouched there, his eyes scanned the crowd of nervous talent-show participants, assessing weaknesses. Then his focus sharpened, locking onto a new face: you.