Sometimes, violence is the answer.
I had a rep that was rather amusing, mostly because I did things (that were a little dangerous in hindsight) that earned me a little respect. And that I was crazy.
Like the time an ex of man came to me crying because a mutual friend of hers was stalking her. I got two of my buddies to walk with me before class started, I walked right into his class (French I believe) about 3 min before it started, sat my happy little ass beside his very confused self, and politely explained that I would make the next two years of his life a living nightmare if he so much as looked at her.
Or the time I squared up to a senior twice my hight as a sophomore because of lunch seating. Juniors and Seniors could eat out in this long hallway if they so chose. I decided I wanted to, then the big guy got all bent out of shape about it. He threatened to “beat me up” while standing at the bottom of the stairs of that hallway. I popped up without a seconds hesitation and walked right down to him not breaking eye contact. He pulled the “you’re not worth my time” bullshit and walked off.
Or the time in electronics class that I threatened to stab an annoying underclassmen with a needle nose plier if he kept messing with my kit. He did it a few more times so I wacked him across the knuckles with the pliers hard enough to draw blood.
I was a mean little shit.