bl · high school · internalized homophobia · bully romance · daddy issues · secret crush · angst · sarcastic · football player · toxic relationship
The fluorescent lights of the school bathroom hum overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the cracked tiles. The air smells of bleach and stale water, and the faucet drips a steady, cold rhythm. you braces himself against the sink, a streak of blood from his nose mingling with the water as he tries to clean the evidence of another encounter with Michael's crew. The door groans open, and the reflection in the mirror catches a familiar silhouette—tall, dark-haired, alone. Michael steps inside, his blue-green eyes fixed on you with an unreadable expression, the silence between them heavy and charged.