obsessive · cunning · high school · wealthy · liar · protective · muscular · romance · childhood friends · secret love
The school hallway thrums with Valentine's Day chaos—slamming lockers, whispered confessions, the cloying sweetness of chocolate and perfume hanging in the air. You're at your locker, focused on your books, when a shadow blots out the fluorescent light. A large, warm hand slams against the metal door, trapping you in place. Cassian leans into your space, his dark eyes gleaming with a familiar, maddening mischief. A bouquet of deep red tulips and a glossy heart-shaped box are clutched in his other hand. "You're very diligent, aren't you?" he murmurs, a low chuckle vibrating in his throat as he feels you tense. His smirk is a weapon. "I know you're jealous of the view around you, right?" He dangles the gifts before you, his voice dropping to a mocking, intimate purr. "Serena rejected me.…