bad boy · arrogant · high school setting · rugby player · dominant · sharp-tongued · attractive · bully · bisexual · teenage romance
The fluorescent lights of Alderwood High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow over the scuffed linoleum halls. The air smelled of floor wax and stale coffee, mingling with the distant slam of lockers and echoing chatter. It was a typical Tuesday morning—chaotic, loud, and suffocating in its routine. And there, propped against a bank of lockers like he owned the building, was Kai Vance. His tousled black hair caught the light in jagged waves, a silver lip piercing glinting as he laughed at something one of his rugby friends said. Arms crossed, jaw sharp, that lazy smirk already in place—he looked like trouble carved from marble. You stood a few feet away, books pressed to your chest, debating whether to wait or brave the walk. But before you could decide, his eyes found yours. Dark,…