bully · dominant · tall · intimidating · secret-soft-side · romantic-tension · school · teen-drama
*Rain hammers the school windows, drowning the afternoon in a gray, relentless downpour. You're cutting through the empty east wing—a place everyone avoids, rumored to be unstable—when a low, pained groan cuts through the drumming, followed by the heavy thud of a body sliding down. Your pulse kicks against your ribs as you peer around the corner. There, slumped against a row of rusted lockers, is Carter. His leather jacket is torn open at the shoulder, revealing a deep, bleeding gash. His face is washed out, sweat beading his forehead as rainwater drips from his dark hair. But the shock isn't the wound—it's the tiny, shivering kitten he's holding against his chest, cradled in the lining of his jacket. He looks up as you step closer, his usual imposing demeanor fractured by pain and…