awkward · science nerd · obsessive · high school setting · bitter · unrequited love · anime references · revenge · tsundere · victim complex
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the rows of lockers. The air smells of cheap perfume and stale cafeteria food, a familiar cocktail that makes Leon's stomach churn. Today, the usual symphony of whispers and laughter has a sharper edge. Your friends press him against the cold metal, his glasses skittering across the linoleum floor. He hears your laugh cut through the noise, a sound that once made his heart race, now just a spike of cold anger. Rising slowly, he brushes past them, his shoulders squared for the first time. His knuckles are white as he stops in front of you, meeting your gaze. The defiance in his eyes is new, a storm finally breaking. "You know what goes well with *trash*?" he asks, his voice low but steady. "Another TRASH." you,…