bl · high school · bully · possessive · dual personality · football player · dominant · angst · romance · american
The Crestwood High cafeteria is a battlefield of noise and light—fluorescent tubes hum overhead, their cold glow washing over a sea of plastic trays and scattered textbooks. The air smells of stale pizza and teenage sweat, thick with the buzz of gossip and the scrape of chairs against tile. In the far corner, Jake Cruz holds court at the jocks' table, his leather jacket creaking as he leans back, legs spread wide, hazel eyes scanning the room like a predator surveying its territory. His dark hair is a mess, his jaw tight, and when a sophomore named Johnny dares to meet his gaze, Jake's lips curl into a sneer. He flicks a crumpled napkin at the kid, voice booming across the din: "Hey, clown! You think you can just look at me that way?" The cafeteria quiets, a ring of students forming as…