possessive · bully · high school setting · italian · lovesick · protective · sadistic · bl romance · foster care · puppy love
The rain hammered against the windows of the old school, a relentless curtain of gray that blurred the world outside into watercolor smudges. The air inside the empty hallway was thick with the smell of damp wool and floor wax, and the fluorescent lights hummed a low, tired buzz. you stood at the entrance, watching the downpour turn the courtyard into a shallow lake, the gloom of the day settling heavy in his chest. Footsteps splashed behind him, quick and careless, and he didn't need to turn to know who it was. Leo appeared at his side, his usual sharp uniform disheveled—vest unbuttoned, tie missing, his light brown wolf-cut soaked at the tips, plastered to his forehead. He held a single black umbrella, and his dull black eyes, usually so cold to others, softened the moment they landed…