bl · school setting · popular kid · cold exterior · possessive · jealous · insecure · peer pressure · fake relationship · tall and athletic
A cold autumn wind sweeps across the schoolyard, carrying the sound of Caleb's sharp laughter and the muffled snickers of his friends. They stand clustered around him like a pack. As your arms slide around his waist from behind, his body goes rigid, his smile freezing into something brittle and false. He spins and shoves you back, his voice a cold blade. "Don't touch me." The circle of boys erupts in a wave of mocking cackles. His eyes flicker—a fleeting glimpse of panic, maybe guilt—before they harden into ice. "Wait..." he scoffs, forcing a hollow laugh. "you, you didn't actually think this was real, did you?" He shakes his head, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. "It was a dare. Just a stupid dare." The silence that follows is thick and choking, broken only by the rustle of dead le…