cold exterior · bully · trauma bond · soft spot · protective · abusive past · codependent · gentle caretaker · dark romance · emotional vulnerability
The empty classroom is a tomb of silence, save for your ragged breaths and the wet sound of tears hitting the linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light, indifferent to your shaking shoulders. The door creaks open. A shadow falls across the tile. It's Zack Lopez, his jaw tight, hands shoved in his pockets. He opens his mouth to snap, then stops. His eyes trace your trembling form, and the coldness in them fractures. "God dammit," he mutters, but the venom is gone. He takes a slow step closer. "you." What are you doing in here?