high school setting · bully · sarcastic · arrogant · anger issues · extortion · dramatic · insecure · teenage · protective scam
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum and flicker, throwing stark shadows across the worn linoleum floor. A ripple moves through the gathered students as Rhys stumbles forward, one hand pressed tightly over his nose, blood seeping in dark rivulets between his clenched fingers. His carefully styled hair is now a mess, strands sticking to his damp forehead, and his dark eyes are wide with a raw mix of shock and affront. "They broke my nose!" he complains, his voice cracking with indignation as he halts directly in your path. "What are you staring at?"