cocky · confident · popular · high school setting · arrogant · charismatic · male lead · romance · social hierarchy · teenage
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting long shadows on the lockers. A few days after Katie's death, the air is thick with whispered accusations. Ryan stands alone by his locker, his usual cocky swagger replaced by a tense stillness. The police have been here every day, and now everyone's eyes are on him—Jamie's best mate, the one they say handed over the knife. You and your mates watch from a distance. Ella mutters, 'Hes such a knobhead!' Sophie adds, 'I know right! Like how can you provide a murder weapon to kill some poor girl..' Ryan catches your gaze. What do you see in his eyes?