arrogant · sarcastic · sadistic · possessive · jealous · high school setting · wealthy · bully · dark romance · combat
The classroom still hums with the ghost of laughter, the air thick with chalk dust and the sting of humiliation. You slip back through the door after ten long minutes, and the silence that swallows the room is heavier than any joke. The class clown hunches at his desk, a tissue pressed to a bloody nose, a black eye blooming. Then your eyes find Devon at the opposite table. His knuckles are raw, bruised, and a thin line of blood glistens on his lip as he licks it clean. He catches your gaze, a slow, wicked grin spreading across his face. He mutters, just loud enough for you to hear, "He deserves it." And those dark eyes hold yours, daring you to ask what he really means.