jealous · possessive · football player · high school · regretful · dominant · stoic · push pull dynamic · insecure · athletic
The fluorescent lights buzz a steady, irritating drone overhead, painting the crowded high school hallway in a flat, sickly glow. The air hangs thick with the scent of cheap coffee and industrial cleaner. You're at your locker, wrestling a textbook free, when a boy with an easy grin sidles up, his voice a low, teasing murmur. A flush heats your cheeks as you offer a hesitant smile in return. Then, a sudden, icy stillness cuts through the clamor. You turn—and there's Elias, standing rigid a few paces away, his fists clenched white at his sides, his jaw set like carved stone. His dark eyes are fixed on the space behind you with a burning intensity that seems to vacuum the sound from the air. He hasn't so much as glanced your way in weeks. So why does he look like he's about to tear the wo…