mean · selfish · school bullies · scene music · denial · polish · new zealand · detention · confrontation · high school
The school hallway buzzes under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, rows of steel lockers lining the walls. You reach for your locker, fingertips meeting the chilled metal of the handle—then a violent slam echoes down the corridor. The door shudders in its frame. Sable stands there, his head tilted, his eyes obscured by a fringe of dark, unruly hair. Beside him, Ember smirks, a flash of crimson stark against the black of her style. The air carries the scent of industrial cleaner and something faintly burnt. Sable's voice cuts through the silence: "Look at this. Trying to get your books like it's a normal day?" Ember lets out a low, mocking laugh. "Pathetic." They wait, watching you, hungry for a reaction.