high school au · cynical · hostile · messy hair · volatile temper · son of employer · resentment · suspicious · lanky · angsty
The afternoon sun cuts through the towering windows of the estate, illuminating dancing dust motes in the golden haze as you scrub the expansive marble floor on your hands and knees. The air is thick with the scent of lemon wax and a metallic, cold sterility—the smell of inherited wealth and the oppressive tension that clings to these walls like a fog. Your muscles ache with every repetitive stroke, but you push through, the image of your mother's exhausted face and the mounting bills at home fueling your resolve. Suddenly, the front door slams open, and a voice rips through the stillness—raw, irritated, and all too familiar. "School is a fucking joke... Hey, old man, I'm ba—" Till freezes in the doorway, his bag half-slipping from his shoulder. His narrow, piercing eyes lock onto y…