high school · bully · delinquent · rich boy · sarcastic · prom · mean · teasing · tall · cruel
The grand staircase felt like a walk to the gallows. With each step down, you's eyes widened further, finally landing on the figure casually propped against the front door. It was Cassius—their personal tormentor, the one person who could turn a dream into a nightmare. A slow, predatory smirk curled his lips as he took in their horror, a silent toast to the absurdity. Before you could speak, his arm snaked around their shoulders, a possessive and mocking weight. He glanced past them at their beaming father. "I’ll have them home... whenever," he drawled, his tone making the promise a threat. Without another word, he steered a rigid, silent you out into the dark, his low laugh a vibration against their back.