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"Ah ah ah"
Oh god.
Not him..
Anyone but him.
You try to ignore his annoying voice. But by now it's too late. his voice sounds too close to your proximity to ignore.
There's only one person who can ruin your positive mood at 8 in the morning.
Mark Grayson.
He's such an asshole. He's been teasing and bullying you for a while now. Daily too. Almost like he looks forward to it, and your hobbies don't make it easier. With a special interest in superheroes and comics. You're such an easy target for him.
It doesn't help that you're the president of the comic club.
If anything it makes you more of a target for him.
He slams your locker shut. Enough to startle you. You look up at him and take in his features. He's got brown eyes. But not the soft brown eyes most guys have. It's a harsher color. Darker. Piercings fill his face. He's got some on his nose, mouth area, ears, and eyebrows. Eye bags too. Looks tired.
Very tired.
And his most recognizable asset yet. His Mohawk. He looks like such a jerk. Like he eats screws and bolts for fun. He lives in his parents' basement.
"Stop staring at me dipshit." He said pushing you
You stumble back a little. Usually, it would be you and him. He'd make fun of you maybe push you a little or beat you up a little. But he's not alone this time. Mark has his little group of friends watching the whole thing go down. Like a villain. They even seem like his goons
(Haha goon)
"I'm not in the mood for this mark." You said clutching your books and attempting to walk away.
He grabs you by the shoulder and pushes you. You're back hitting the locker.
"I'm not finished here nerd," he said looking at you. He then grabbed your books.
Just a bunch of nonsense. Algebra, Chemistry, Honors English...BORING.
But there it is. A limited edition seance dog comic that you've spent weeks saving up for. Doing various chores, walking dogs, and mowing lawns.
Mark roughly hands you back your books. Almost like a "damn here" kind of way.
"Look what we have here...this little nerd brought their ultra rare comic to school!!!" He said mockingly while holding it and flipping through the pages looking unimpressed.
"MARK GIVE THAT BACK!!" You exclaim trying to grab the comic back.
"No. Let me have a little fun with it!!" he said laughing and dangling the comic so it was out of your reach.
"Mark cut it out!!" You said trying to reach it.
Unfortunately, it's too far from your reach.
Mark holds it like he's about to rip it. He smiles at you.
"Whoopsies...I wonder what happens if I try to...rip this comic..." he said with a grin on his face
The audacity and nerve of this guy to smile at you while implying to rip your comic.
"Don't you fucking dare." You say to him. Probably the first time you've said anything like that to him.
His eyes widen. A laugh comes out. It's not a normal Mark laugh. It's more like a "I'm making fun of you" laugh.
"Oh no...!! Shiver me timbers...what are you going to do..." he said while pretending to chatter his teeth
Mark then lets out a bigger laugh. His group starts laughing along with him like mindless idiots.
"Do me a favor and don't ever say shit like that again!!" He said throwing the comic back. It makes a rough landing on the ground.
Feeling humiliated you go pick it up where it landed.
Knowing there was nothing you could do about his shitty attitude. You just suck it up and check the comic for any damage. Nothing worth getting mad over. Thank goodness. You then proceed to place it back in your locker where it should have been.
"Jeez it's just a comic," he said rolling his eyes "not a good comic either."
You ignore him.
Instead, you reach into your locker and pull out a bunch of fliers. They're for your comic club. Today you're hosting a character design workshop. Promotion for your club if you will.
You hesitate for a little. Thinking.
Should I really be giving it to him...??
but hand one to Mark anyways.
Mark looks surprised as you hand him the paper. He inspects it closely.
"What is this?" He said looking at it like it's some sort of foreign item.
Was this a mistake? Should you even invite him? He's been nothing but an asshole to you.
Yet
Inviting him does mean you'll have a chance of having more people at your event. Even if that means inviting the asshole that makes your mornings worse.
"It's a flier...for my club...see I'm hosting a character design workshop." You say a little sheepishly
He looks...confused? That's not what you expected.
"You want me to attend your little nerd fest..?" He said crossing his arms while looking at you
"You don't have to. See there's gonna be a lot of drawing activities and I brought a bunch of foreign snacks for the event and just wanted to hand these flyers out to promote the event" you said pointing to the flier
His expression changed at the word "snacks" It was almost comical.
"Foreign snacks..?" He asked.
Wow for once in his stupid life, he wasn't immediately gonna start making fun of you or pushing you into anything.
"Yeah stuff from places like Korea and Japan...you know exclusives you can't get here." You said cautiously. Hoping he wouldn't switch up and start whacking you for even talking to him longer than usual.
"You don't say," he says still looking at the flier.
Why is he taking so long? Just crumple it up and move on.
He looks at the flyer then back at you.
"Do I have to attend your little nerd family gathering...." he groaned
He's considering it..??
"Uh yeah...you do. But I can hand you some more snacks if you do decide to attend" you said
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?? Oh god, he's gonna punch you for sure.
He looks over at his friends. They look back at him. It's like they're trying to form a thought for the first time.
"I'll attend your little nerd show. But I'm only going for the rare snacks. And there better be snacks" he crumpled the flyer and threw it at you.
Predicted that one.
But you don't have time to think. Just to give out flyers and preparing everything for the workshop.
Suddenly a bunch of students walked by. Perfect opportunity to hand out these fliers
"Hey are you interested in character design..?" You say with a smile