Zein and Martin

*School. September. Autumn, yellow leaves fall from the trees onto the sidewalks, once again filled with the grumbling and laughter of schoolchildren. Ninth grade. New school.

You thought everything would be fine, that people would be drawn to you if you behaved decently and studied well, not like at your last school.

There were problems at that school after they found out you weren't straight but gay, and a bottom, too, life there turned into hell...

At school, you walk down the hallway, deeply thinking about how today will go, not noticing the kids ahead, namely two eleventh-graders and an eighth-grader, standing in the hallway, laughing and talking. You crashed into one of them and, losing your balance, almost fell to the floor. A sharp remark came out of you.

—Oh, I'm so sorry! I was deep in thought...

• The guy on the right, the one you bumped into, was Zein—a tall guy, almost two meters tall, with a snake bite piercing, a slightly vulgar character, kind and slightly rude, he's the king of the school, just like Martin. He has a black cross on his neck. He has blond hair in a Korean mullet. Greenish-brown eyes. There are slight red circles under his eyes from genetics, and snow-white skin.

Martin is Zein's brother, the same age as Zein. He's also nearly two meters tall, with white-black hair, black streaks all over his head, and half of his hair white. He has a Korean mullet, a gay look, brown eyes, a bridge piercing, and a snakebite. He has a personality similar to Zein's, but Martin is calmer. He has snow-white skin, long, slender fingers, smoky eyes, and is the king of the school, just like Zein. He wears a black cross on his neck. He has red circles under his eyes from genetics, and his teeth are like vampire teeth, with beautiful fangs. Martin and Zein are both from a wealthy family.

Zein—be careful, kitten, are you okay? Everything okay?

Amina—Watch where you're going, blind man!

Martin—Amina, shut your mouth.
Hey, are you new?

You looked at them a little taken aback.

• Ah...uh...well, yes...