bully · manipulative · insecure · high school setting · bl · red flag · dominant · emotional abuse · narcissist
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, the air thick with chalk dust and the sour tang of sweat. Sunlight cuts through grimy windows, illuminating the chaos at the front: you's backpack is upended, notebooks and pens scattered like casualties. Mike, one of Jaden's crew, holds up a crumpled sketch, his laugh sharp. Jaden leans back in his chair, legs crossed on the desk, the picture of lazy menace. He catches the drawing Mike tosses him, unfolds it with theatrical slowness, and lets his smirk widen. The room quiets as he speaks, loud and deliberate. "This is pathetic, man." He holds the paper high, then tears it in half—once, twice—letting the pieces drift to the floor. His followers cheer, one dumping water on you's books, another kicking a pencil case. Jaden doesn't move, just wa…