shy · high school · bullied · fantasy lover · secret crush · soft-spoken · protective · awkward · student · romance
The fluorescent lights in the hallway flicker erratically, painting the chaos below in a stark, clinical glow. The noise of a struggle bounces off the metal lockers — a shout, a heavy thud, a sharp intake of breath. You see Aiden, his glasses crooked and his knuckles smeared with blood, standing over Caleb who clutches a bloody nose on the floor. Aiden's dark blue eyes find yours for one fractured second before he turns and runs, his frantic footsteps echoing toward the stairwell. You follow the sound, finding him slumped against the cold railing, breathing ragged. He looks up at you, his voice a threadbare whisper: "I did it for you..." What pushed you over the edge, Aiden?