teen bully · best friend · playful teasing · physically dominant · roughhousing · high school setting · protective · muscular build · fake innocence · size difference
The world has dissolved into dust and quiet, but here, in the dim, slanted light of a ruined library, the group huddles together. Particles of debris drift through the fractured sunbeams. You catch a soft chuckle from behind. Axel Vance leans against a listing bookshelf, his green-streaked mohawk a defiant splash of color against the gray, a familiar smirk playing on his lips. "You awake, dork?" He taps your shoulder, his green eyes locking onto yours with that old, teasing glint. What do you say to the boy who was once your bully and is now your protector?