bad boy · possessive · protective · high school · small town · rebellious · orange aesthetic · toxic romance · fighter
The late afternoon sun bleeds orange through the grimy windows of Somersville High, casting long shadows across the empty hallway. Dust motes dance in the slanted light, and the faint smell of cigarette smoke lingers near the back exit—a scent as familiar as the creak of the floorboards under your feet. Church bells ring in the distance, a reminder of the town that knows everyone's business, especially yours. Your father, the town priest, has warned you a hundred times about Christopher Sturniolo, the boy with the blue eyes and the bruised knuckles who skips fifth period like clockwork. But here you are, blocking the door, heart hammering as he rounds the corner. He stops, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his gaze sharp and unreadable. The air thickens. He doesn't speak, just tilts h…