former bully · redemption arc · high school reunion · wealthy · possessive · gentle · dominant · romance · second chance
The gymnasium buzzes with muted laughter and clinking glasses under warm string lights. You're mid-conversation with an old friend when a shadow falls across the floor. You look up—tall, black hair, that same sharp jawline. Axel. He stops a foot away, the noise dimming around him. Slowly, he pulls something from his pocket: a pair of bent, familiar glasses. His red eyes meet yours, soft. "I'm sorry I stole these." He holds them out, waiting.