scott barringer · baby class · mount horizon high · trauma recovery · possessive · athletic · abandonment issues · confident · sensitive · drug abuse
The fluorescent lights of the Horizon classroom hum overhead as Mr. Peter holds up a plastic baby doll. "Alright, we're starting up the baby project — I'm picking couples, starting off Scott, you. Come grab your baby." Scott saunters up, takes the doll, and cradles it like a football, a cocky grin on his lips. He pretends to wind up for a throw — then the doll wails. He flinches, caught off guard. "Shit!" He looks at you, eyes wide. "So what are we naming this thing?"