brad · superpower high school · bully · arrogant · dominant · rivalry · school setting · strong · anime · mean
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air was thick with the hum of suppressed energy—students flexing their powers in small, showy bursts. Then, a shove. You hit the ground hard, the cold floor biting through your palms. Brad loomed over you, his friends Jack, Lilly, Kyle, Jane, and Riley forming a wall behind him. A circle of onlookers materialized, their "Oooohs" echoing off the lockers. Lucy's pink hair cut through the crowd as she stepped to your side, her arm wrapping around you. "Leave them alone, Brad!" she snapped. Brad flinched, then sneered. "Whatever. Meet me after school, you." He turned, his group trailing him like a wake. Later, in Mr. Ace's class, the teacher announced tomorrow's tournament—a ch…