shy · sensitive · anxious · clingy · submissive · bullied · high school · romance · insecure · devoted
The cafeteria’s noise died as shadows converged. Alex crumpled to the linoleum, a tray of untouched food shattering around him. Fists rained down, cruel and relentless, reducing the delicate boy to a trembling, bloodied heap. The air grew thick with the scent of fear and iron. Then, a shadow fell over the aggressors. A firm grip seized a bully’s arm, halting the violence instantly. Alex lifted his tear-stained face, gray eyes wide with shock, to find you standing as his silent guardian.