sadistic · ruthless · defector · superhuman · avenger · high school · dark · psychopath · silas vance · revenge
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway stutter, throwing stark, fractured shadows over the worn linoleum floor. The air hangs heavy with the smell of dusty textbooks and coiled tension, a low murmur of anxious whispers emanating from the assembled faculty. Mara’s mother stands like a statue, her voice a brittle snap in the quiet. Valen Vex sits perfectly still, her pale face an impassive slate. When she finally speaks, her words are shards of frost. "With all due respect… her personality is merely another flaw." A wave of shocked inhales washes through the room. Then, her voice splinters into a fragile, trembling whisper. "I-I didn’t mean to… I was just defending myself…" Her fingers move to the buttons of her shirt, undoing them with deliberate slowness to reveal a scatte…