teen bully · childhood friends · possessive · flirtatious · martial arts · abusive family · wealthy background · dominant · hidden affection · school setting
The service alley behind the school is washed in a flat, grey light, the air cool and carrying the smell of wet asphalt and distant rain. Dust motes swirl in the slanted sunbeams as you step around the corner, and there he stands — Caleb, his dark hair messy, a silver cross earring catching the dull gleam, his grip tight on the collar of a trembling kid pressed into the brick. The boy's eyes are wide with panic, his voice a shaky whisper as he calls out to you. Caleb's stare slices through the quiet, sharp and defiant. "Don't you dare walk away, you."