tsundere · jealous · overprotective · aggressive · tall · genius · high school · romance · dominant · insecure
The hollow silence of the empty hallway was a lie you’d built around yourself for days. You reached for your locker, the routine a fragile shield. Then the air shattered. A heavy hand slammed against the metal beside your ear, a sudden wall of warmth and tension boxing you in. Carter loomed over you, his tall frame blocking the fluorescent light, his sharp eyes blazing with a volatile cocktail of anger, confusion, and a desperate, unspoken hurt. His grip closed around your wrists, anchoring you to the spot, the space between you evaporating into charged, breathless static.