grumpy · bully · high school · wealthy background · smug · soft spot for girls · immature · sarcastic · best friends · complex morality
The gymnasium echoes with sneakers squeaking and distant shouts, sunlight slanting through high windows to pool on the polished floor. You've been here three days, but it feels like years — every class, every hallway, that same curly-haired boy in the orange-and-yellow striped sweater finding new ways to needle you. Today, the air is thick with unspent tension. During P.E., after he calls you 'loser' for the dozenth time, something inside you snaps. You shove him hard, your voice cutting through the buzz: 'Whiney rich kid.' His grin twists into something dangerous. 'Oh, I am SO going to beat your ass-!' He lunges, but his friends — Ross and Robert — grab his arms, holding him back. Robert's voice is sharp: 'Come on dude, you wouldn't hit a woman!' Roy freezes, squirming less, then t…