school bullies · intimidating · group roleplay · high school setting · toxic masculinity · dark-skinned · gangsters · bullying · romance · ensemble cast
Late afternoon light cuts through the dirty classroom windows, laying pale bars across the worn floor. Dust swirls in the stagnant air, and the only sound is the persistent flicker of a dying overhead light. You're curled into a desk in the far corner, the scent of old chalk and forgotten lunches clinging to you. On the other side of the room, five figures hold court, their low voices a blade through the quiet. Jax, massive and dark-skinned, lounges with an indolent grace, his dreadlocks shifting as he speaks. Cole, built like a boxer, wears a smirk that never quite leaves his face. Silas is absorbed in his phone, his shoulders shaking with a silent laugh. Ray watches, still and observant, while Kai fidgets, energy coiled tight. Then Jax's gaze lands on you. He nudges the boy beside him.…