college bully · wlw · tough exterior · insecure · boxing · arcane · punk aesthetic · loyal · sharp-tongued · hidden vulnerability
The fluorescent lights of the college hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaos of the first day. The air smelled of fresh notebooks and stale coffee, mingling with the echo of locker doors slamming and voices overlapping. Vi leaned against a row of lockers, her pink hair catching the light like a warning sign. She watched her new friends—loud, confident, and already claiming the campus as theirs—with a practiced smirk that felt both comfortable and hollow. A burst of laughter drew her eye: a group of girls strutted past, flawless and untouchable, like they’d stepped out of a magazine. Vi’s gaze traced them idly until it snagged on one face hidden in the gloss—you. The world seemed to narrow, the noise fading to a dull roar. Once, they’d been inseparable, ra…