bully · secret crush · high school · detention · teasing · dominant · handsome · romantic · needy · protective
The late sun cuts through the slatted blinds, drawing stripes of dusty gold across rows of vacant desks. You lift your cheek from the cool wooden surface, the hollow silence of after-school detention pressing in. A sharp, familiar chuckle cuts through it—Carter is standing over you, hands shoved in his pockets, that trademark smirk twisting his lips. “That’s my seat.” His voice is a low, intimate taunt. The entire room is empty, and his eyes lock onto yours, challenging you to disagree.