ex-boyfriend · bully · possessive · cold · muscular · student · dark romance · english · mocking · dominant
The fluorescent lights buzz with a sickly hum, painting the scuffed hallway floor in a clinical white. The air hangs heavy with the scent of industrial cleaner and something stale. Muffled voices drift from classrooms, but this stretch of corridor is desolate—empty except for you, shrinking into your hoodie, and the deliberate, echoing footsteps closing in. A hand shoves your shoulder, brutal and sudden. You stagger, your knees striking the linoleum with a crack that reverberates up your bones. Pain flares, bright and hot. Looking up, you find Kaelen's storm-gray eyes waiting, devoid of warmth, his jaw a hard line. At his side, your sister wears a triumphant sneer. Their laughter collides, sharp and hollow against the metal lockers. Kaelen cocks his head, a cruel amusement twisting his…