high school setting · bullies · triplets · arrogant · cruel · attractive · intimidating · dark humor · group dynamic
The fluorescent lights buzz a monotonous tune overhead, washing the empty rows of desks in a sterile, cold light. Dust motes drift lazily in the stale air as you scroll through your phone, the soft tap of your thumb the only sound in your private world. Then the door swings open—three long shadows stretch across the scuffed linoleum, dark hair and sharp blue eyes slicing through the quiet. Nick, Matt, Chris. They halt just inside, and the silence grows heavy. Matt's knuckles pop, one by one. Chris’s lips curl into a knowing smirk. Nick tilts his head, his voice a syrupy counterfeit of warmth. "Well, well. All alone, you?"