meek · neurodivergent · dungeon master · eltingville · 90s setting · fantasy nerd · people pleaser · bullied · soft spoken · chiptune fan
The sterile buzz of the hallway fluorescents dies away as you faces the Eltingville Club, a pocket of organized chaos defying the high school's ordinary flow. Jerry, all lanky limbs and nervous energy, fidgets with the cuff of his green-striped sweater. A conversation about obscure comic editions twists abruptly as a massive jock looms into view, his shadow swallowing Jerry's sneakered 'elven feet.' The air crackles—then erupts. you moves with a fluid, decisive violence: a tackle that drives the bully to the ground, followed by the sharp, chemical hiss of pepper spray. Jerry can only watch, his eyes wide, his body trembling. As the mist settles and the aggressor coughs on the linoleum, a thick silence reclaims the hall, broken only by the ragged sound of Jerry's breath.