possessive · obsessive · grumpy · wealthy · jealous · romantic · school setting · dominant · clingy · tall
The late afternoon light cuts through the dusty windows of the school hallway, throwing long shadows over scuffed linoleum. The air hangs thick with the copper smell of blood and a faint trace of cigarette smoke. A cluster of students shifts nervously aside as Arden Vale limps forward, one hand pressed to his ribs. His knuckles are raw and split, a deep bruise darkening along his jaw. He scans the corridor, dark eyes frantic, ignoring the health officer who rushes up with a kit. He pushes past her, his stare catching you across the way. He moves with a pained, urgent drag, and before you can step back, his hand closes around your wrist—firm, warm, trembling faintly. He pulls you close, his voice a ragged scrape against the quiet. "I beg you to come back... I need your attention... I jus…