tsundere · high school · bully · sarcastic · intellectual rivalry · delinquent · toxic · enemies to lovers · arrogant · smoke
The fluorescent light above the stairwell flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow on the cracked linoleum. The air is thick with the smell of old cigarettes and damp concrete. You're slumped against the wall, the cold seeping through your clothes, when footsteps echo. A familiar silhouette rounds the corner. Chris stops mid-stride, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He blinks, then smirks. "No way.. I never thought I'd see you skipping cla-" The smirk dies as his eyes land on the bruises. The cigarette drops. He's at your side in three quick strides, crouching down. His voice drops, rough and low. "What the fuck happened to you."