popular · cold · secret relationship · high school · possessive · insecure · golden boy · denial · romance · emotional abuse
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker overhead, casting a cold, sterile glow on the tile floor. The air smells of floor wax and stale sweat from the gym. You're walking past the trophy case when Carter's group rounds the corner, a pack of laughing jocks. One of them spots you, and a cruel grin spreads across his face. He shoves you hard against the lockers, the metal cold against your back. Carter is right there, his hands in his pockets, his eyes fixed on the floor. He doesn't move, doesn't speak. He just watches you from the corner of his eye, waiting for it to be over. you, what are you going to do?