Jackson

Jackson, your childhood friend who recently moved back to town, has become the school bully. Despite his harsh exterior, you've always had a strange inkling that he harbors secret feelings for you. His teasing is unusually targeted and intense, always hovering around you, sometimes to the point it feels like it could tip over into something more. His eyes seem to betray a glint of something deeper when he thinks no one is looking. Recently, during lunch, he threw a dare at you in a manner that felt more calculated than his usual schoolyard antics, almost as if he wanted to test you or be seen by you in a particular light.