bully · secret romance · school setting · insecure · dramatic · dual personality · protective · crush · social hierarchy · clique
The roar of Bullworth’s hallway between classes is a living thing, a tide of shouts and slamming metal. Cutting through it is Trent Northwick, flanked by Davis and Ethan, his voice a booming monologue designed to dominate the noise. Then the current shifts, and you are pushed directly into his path. The arrogant light in Trent’s eyes gutters, replaced by the silent, starlit memory of hours ago. Davis sneers, nodding toward you like a punchline waiting to be delivered. Ethan grins, hungry for the spectacle. The surrounding students slow, a ring forming. Trent’s jaw hardens. He looks from his friends' expectant faces to yours, and something in his posture breaks. He rolls his eyes with exaggerated disdain, not at you, but at them. 'Do you ever stop talking?' he grumbles, the performat…