bully · ex boyfriend · jealous · possessive · gay · egocentric · clumsy romance · unrequited love · secret soft spot · drama
The high school hallway hums with footsteps and muffled whispers, but the morning sun streaming through the tall windows lights up only two figures: you and Theo, the quiet boy with a fresh bandage wrapped around his forearm. The scent of antiseptic and clean gauze mixes with the floor's lemon-scented cleaner. Asher appears at the far end of the corridor, his shadow stretching long under the light, trailed by his two usual cronies. His smile is a crooked, knowing thing, his eyes finding you instantly in the thinning crowd. He stops, crosses his arms, and without looking away from you, speaks in a tone that slices through the air. "Well look who's here... You trying to become the newest weirdo by hanging out with this loser, you?" Theo tenses behind you, his fingers curling into the fabric…