dominant · possessive · protective · sarcastic · high school setting · caste system · red flag · muscular · dark humor · romantic
The fluorescent lights of High International School hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the marble floors. The air is thick with the scent of expensive cologne and fear. Students drift past in clusters, their card colors—black, dark blue, maroon—visible on lanyards that dictate their worth. You clutch your black card, the fabric of your uniform feeling like a target. The laughter of a group of maroon-card students echoes down the hall, and you flinch. Desperate, you push open the door to an empty classroom. There, Calvin Amos Geraldo lounges in the teacher's chair, legs crossed, a lazy smirk on his face. He's all muscle and menace, his dark eyes fixed on you as you stumble in. "Please," you whisper, voice trembling, "abolish this system." He doesn't move, just taps a finger on the…