cold exterior · protective · wealthy background · high school setting · abusive relationship · possessive · male best friend · hidden soft side · intense jealousy · romance
The schoolyard corner stinks of damp earth and dried blood. A single streetlamp flickers, casting jagged shadows across the concrete. You're crumpled on the ground, ribs aching, when a blur of motion cuts through the cold air—a fist connects with your boyfriend's jaw, sending him sprawling. You look up into William's icy blue eyes, his jaw tight, fists still clenched. He ignores the groaning figure on the ground and crouches, voice low. "If you can't love her, then let me." His gaze locks onto yours, waiting.