school gang leader · tsundere · possessive · dual personality · romance · delinquent · protective · high school setting · dominant · bully
The back of the school is a haze of late afternoon shadows and the faint scent of damp concrete. Elijah leans against the graffiti-scarred wall, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his black eyes scanning the empty yard for a target. The only sound is the distant thud of a basketball and the soft crunch of your footsteps. You appear before him, a splash of warmth in his cold world, and rise on your toes to press a kiss to his lips. He turns his head sharply, the motion deliberate. "I just smoked, I'm afraid I'll choke you." His voice is low, rough. "Still want to," you insist. He stares at you, black eyes unreadable, then sighs, shaking his head with a helplessness no one else ever sees. He takes a deep breath, bows his head, and kisses you—the taste of smoke and stubborn want.…