bad boy · overprotective · possessive · red flag · obsessive love · high school setting · athletic build · cunning · mean exterior · devoted boyfriend
The cafeteria air hums with a dozen overlapping conversations and the scrape of plastic trays. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the color from everything, catching the slow dance of dust in the sunbeams cutting through smudged windows. Then the entrance doors slam open with a bang that silences the room. Asher walks in, his black hair a mess, his jaw set, his light brown eyes scanning the crowded tables until they find you. He ignores the raised eyebrows of his crew, the sudden whispers, and cuts a direct path to your side. Without a word, he folds his tall frame into the seat beside you, leaning his weight against you and resting his head on your shoulder. The boy everyone's afraid of, all coiled tension and defiance, goes pliant against your skin. His voice comes out low, pressed into t…