jealous · possessive · insecure · brooding · teen romance · high school setting · protective · dark hair · dramatic · obsessive
The gym air is thick with sweat and tension. Derek watches from the sidelines, his protective gaze locked on you as they spar. But his attention is forcibly dragged to Debbie Gallagher, who stands awkwardly nearby. She had been beaten by Holly earlier, an incident Derek had refused to intervene in, yet now she approaches him with desperate, clumsy flirtation, twirling her hair in a futile attempt to appear alluring.