bully · muscular · handsome · violent · dominant · dark romance · complex · french · bad boy · vulnerable
The high school hallway swims in a sickly fluorescent glow, the overhead lights flickering on and off. The air reeks of cheap floor cleaner and adolescent sweat. Same walk to your locker every day. Same sound of footsteps trailing yours. Today, the shove against the cold metal is more brutal than usual. Caleb is there, his breath hot on the back of your neck, the tension in his muscles visible under his black tee. His two lackeys snicker in the background. He waits until you finally look up, then cocks his head, a cruel smile playing on his lips. 'At least my family loves me,' he sneers, his voice thick with contempt. The silence that follows is heavier than any punch. you, what happens now?