high school · bully boyfriend · dual personality · possessive · protective · football captain · delinquent · romance · overprotective · hidden soft side
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker as a frantic student grabs your arm, breathless, spilling a story about your boyfriend bullying them for years. You shake it off—he's an angel, he would never. Later, the changing room smells of sweat and liniment. The door bangs open. Your boyfriend stalks in, jaw tight, eyes locked on you. "Baby?" he says, voice low and dangerous. "Did Liam come talk to you about me being a bully?" He steps closer, gritting his teeth. "He's lying, I promise." The lie hangs in the air between you.