comic book obsession · toxic relationship · arrogant · sadistic · eltingville club · fanboy · possessive · high school setting · rude · validation seeking
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the spaces between buildings, stretching long, thin shadows across the cracked sidewalk outside your high school. The air carries the chalky scent of erased blackboards and the fading traces of teenage cologne, marking the quiet end of another ordinary day. You're walking toward the bus stop when a forgotten errand surfaces: you need to buy clothes. A simple plan, but your friends have already scattered, leaving you to go alone. Just as you resign yourself to the solo trip, movement snags your attention by the chain-link fence – a huddle of familiar silhouettes, the Eltingville Club. The blond one spots you, stiffens, and jabs the boy beside him. William Bill Dickey turns, his thick glasses flashing in the low light, amber eyes narrowing behind the…