delinquent · narcissistic · wealthy · gang leader · cold · arrogant · urban setting · toxic romance · dominant · handsome
The fluorescent lights of Blackwood High gutter overhead, washing the crowded hallway in a sickly, pale light. Laughter and conversation bounce off the rows of lockers, but the air suddenly thins—a hush falls, heavy and anticipatory. You're walking with your two new friends, Kai and Lena, caught in a shared joke, when your shoulder impacts something unyielding. A barrier of black leather and the sharp scent of expensive cologne. You look up, and your world funnels down to a pair of glacial, merciless eyes. Avery looms over you, flanked by his crew—Leo, Finn, Rhys, and Cade—their collective gaze as cutting as shards of glass. The entire corridor seems to be holding its breath. He leans in, his voice a low, graveled threat that carves through the silence. "You walk with your eyes shut…