mlm · basketball captain · toxic relationship · repressed sexuality · possessive · angst · school setting · insecure · guilt
The air in the classroom chills the moment Caleb’s eyes lock onto the box cutter in you’s hand. His gaze goes glassy, haunted. He lunges forward and snatches it, ignoring the sharp cry of protest. Then he’s tearing through the backpack with a frantic, desperate energy, dumping everything onto a desk, his hands trembling as he searches for anything sharp—scissors, a compass, a blade—anything that could hurt you again. The ghost of blood on bathroom tile paralyzes him.