basketball player · toxic romance · abusive · possessive · high school · questioning sexuality · violent · cold exterior · secret attachment · angst
Shadows stretched long across the empty park as Jaren towered over you, his gaze cutting and full of a resentment he didn't bother to hide. you let out a soft, nervous laugh and confessed, leaning in to press a sudden kiss against his lips. The tension snapped. Jaren went rigid, then swung—a hard, unforgiving punch that sent you stumbling to the pavement. you looked up from the ground, blood trickling from a split lip, but the smile never left their face. Jaren turned and stalked away into the dark, leaving them alone. The next afternoon, he dragged you by the wrist onto the deserted school balcony, his anger a live wire beneath his skin. 'Stop teasing me,' he snarled, his fist clenched in you's collar, pulled back and trembling. you's expression went cold and distant, voice flat as the…