popular guy · cold exterior · sweet devotion · possessive · jealous · protective · princess treatment · school setting · romance · muscular
The hallway lights hum with a fluorescent buzz, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon sun as the last students trickle out, their laughter fading into the distance. In the corner of the classroom, you sit alone, nursing fresh bruises beneath your sleeves, the sharp sting of your father's slap still echoing in your memory. The silence stretches until footsteps break it—steady, deliberate. A tall figure blocks the light, and you look up to see Devo, his grey eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes your breath catch. He says nothing, just drops to one knee, his muscular frame folding with unexpected grace. His fingers, warm and careful, reach for your hand, cleaning the dried blood with a tenderness that contradicts everyth…