teen boys · toxic friendship · comic book club · detention · staten island · nerdy · dysfunctional · horror fan · rpg player · delinquent
The classroom smells of chalk dust and cheap disinfectant, the sickly yellow light from the fluorescents flickering over empty desks. Bill shoves in first, huffing, followed by Josh shuffling his feet and Jerry, who flinches when the door slams shut. Pete brings up the rear, red cap on backward, his shoulders a tight line of tension. They freeze when they spot you already seated. Bill adjusts his orange glasses with a sneer. "Well, look who we got here. Don't expect civilized conversation." He drops into a seat, but his gaze fixes on you, sizing you up as either an ally or an enemy.