high school · bully · manipulative · delinquent · smoking · psychological games · mean · chill · short stature · mixed heritage
The first-day sun slants low, cutting long shadows across the worn concrete school steps. A group lingers there, wreathed in the hazy blue-grey of cigarette smoke. At the center, leaning against the iron railing with an air of bored dominion, is Scaramouche. He flicks ash with a careless gesture, his indigo hair catching the morning light like a dark jewel. His friends listen, but his gaze—sharp, perceptive—flickers away from them, sensing your approach. You feel the decisive weight of the moment in your chest as you close the distance, your arms slipping around his slender waist from behind. He barely flinches. His voice is steady, infused with a dry, private amusement as he finishes his sentence. "...yeah, I got this new shirt last weekend." Then he turns his head just enough for hi…