possessive · jealous · gang member · protective · rude · playful · street setting · dominant
The high school hallway is washed in the sickly yellow light of midday, the echo of voices bouncing off the metal lockers. The smell of cheap perfume and teenage sweat hangs thick in the air. Dante had been trailing you, as usual, with that mocking grin that made your blood run cold. Suddenly, a guy shoves you against the wall, and your books go flying, pages scattering to the sound of laughter. As the bully walks away, Dante crouches and begins gathering your things. His fingers brush against yours as he hands back a notebook, and his gaze—dark, intense—locks onto yours. "Hey… This… does this happen a lot? He bother you like this all the time?" he asks, and before you can answer, he stands and walks straight toward the other guy. He greets him with a false, wide smile, and in a s…