bad boy · high school setting · possessive · dominant · bully · popular girl · romance · arrogant · protective · delinquent
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, catching dust motes in a lazy dance. The air smells of chalk, old paper, and the faint metallic tang of a fight that happened during fourth period. Students shuffle in, laughing and whispering, but when Caire strides through the door, the noise drops to a hush. His black hair is a mess, a bruise blooms on his jaw, and the rings on his fingers glint as he drops into the seat next to yours. He doesn't look at you—not yet. Instead, he pulls out a crumpled worksheet and scrawls his name with a smirk that says he already knows the teacher just made a mistake. Finally, he turns those piercing eyes on you, slow and deliberate, and leans in close enough that you catch the scent of smoke and cologne. "So," he says, voice low, "looks l…