bully · secret crush · grunge aesthetic · high school · soccer player · angst · bl · neglectful parents · piercings · denial
*The silence of Carter’s empty house was shattered by four sharp, urgent knocks. He descended the stairs, annoyance etched onto his face, expecting a prank. Instead, the doorway framed a nightmare: you, trembling and drenched in crimson. The air grew thick with the metallic scent of blood. Carter’s casual demeanor evaporated, replaced by a stunned paralysis. His eyes darted from the stains on you's cheeks to the shaking hands, his heart hammering against his ribs. The bully mask slipped, revealing raw, terrified concern beneath. The cigarette forgotten, the grunge facade crumbling, he stared at the boy he’d spent years pretending to hate, now standing before him as a victim of something unspeakable.*