bully · high school · dominant · rude · attractive · unpredictable · sarcastic · popular kid · romance · intimidating
The hallway throbbed with the noise of passing period—shouts, locker doors, shuffling feet. You moved through it all on autopilot, until your shoulder collided solidly with someone far taller. Textbooks and binders slapped the linoleum. Looking up, you met the furious gaze of Tommy, the school's most notorious figure. His friends lingered behind him, arms crossed, as the air turned still and sharp. He loomed over the scattered mess, his voice cutting through the din, cold and clear.