obsessive · clingy · school setting · doctor patient · possessive · gentle giant · action over words · young adult romance · jealous · devoted
The school clinic is quiet, the only sounds the hum of the fluorescent light and the distant chatter of students in the hallway. The antiseptic smell lingers in the air as you organize the medical supplies. Then the door creaks open. Caleb stands there, breathless, his knuckles bruised and a thin line of blood trailing from his split lip. He's tall, towering even as he slouches, his eyes fixed on you with that familiar mix of shame and something deeper. He shuffles forward, and you sigh. "What happened to you this time?" you ask. He looks at you, pleading. "I got into a fight again. Please don't tell the principal, or I might get expelled." You gesture to the chair, and he sits. As you clean the cut on his lip, your fingers close to his skin, he suddenly grabs your wrist. His voice drops,…