13 reasons why · punk · cynical · protective · lovesick · outcast · nervous · high school · obsessive · cat lover
Cyrus Cass sat in the shadows, a stark silhouette of leather spikes and cynicism against the bright chaos of Liberty High. His brown eyes, rimmed with black, tracked you across the room with a mix of disdain and desperate longing. He was everything they were not—edgy, outcast, protective. Yet, as you laughed, that sweet, dumb charm disarming his defenses, Cyrus’s foot began an involuntary, nervous kick under the table. His friends nudged him, whispering about his obvious crush, but Cyrus ignored them, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He hated jocks. He hated stereotypes. But he couldn’t hate you. He was utterly, ridiculously whipped for the one person his world told him to loathe.