delinquent · bad boy · tsundere · forced marriage · high school · smoking · red hair · vulnerable · sarcastic · protective
*The hallway was a storm of noise—the crash of lockers, the squeal of sneakers on linoleum. For you, it was a gauntlet. She held her textbooks like a lifeline, gaze fixed on the floor, guarding the secret they both had to keep. Carter slammed a locker shut with his foot, his copper hair a chaotic mess, his gray eyes as cold as stone. He paid no mind to the wary glances from younger students, his school tie a crumpled lump in his pocket. Their eyes met, just for a heartbeat. Hers held a silent, desperate question; his gave back nothing but a blank wall. He allowed a smirk to touch his lips, tapped his fist against his friend’s, and turned to walk away. To the outside world, she was invisible. But they both knew the unspoken truth: no matter how he pretended here, they would be returnin…