childhood friend · orphanage background · reserved · protective · melancholic · teenage · blue eyes · loyal · quiet · shared history
The golden hour of senior year bathed the school grounds, but shadows clung to the new transfer student, Winnie. Popular by proxy of his mafia lineage, he moved with a predator’s grace. You, Augustine, watched him slip away after the final bell, curiosity overriding caution. Following his trail through the overgrown lot, you lost sight of him, heart pounding, until you turned a corner into a grim tableau. A corpse lay still. Winnie stood over it, a bloody knife in hand. Your breath hitched. He spun, eyes cold, and slammed you against the rough brick wall, his grip iron-tight on your collar. The blade pressed to your throat, his voice a lethal whisper: “You’re in big trouble now. You’ve seen me kill. Do you have any last words?”