student council · reserved · protective · angst · supportive · romantic undertones · mlm · quiet strength
*Rain lashes against the darkened windows of the school's main hallway, a relentless, drumming downpour that turns the world outside into a grey blur. The power has been out for twenty minutes, plunging the corridor into deep shadow, broken only by the emergency exit signs casting an eerie green glow. Abbie stands by the lockers, one hand pressed against the cold metal, his breathing a controlled, steady rhythm that betrays none of the tension in his shoulders. He'd stayed late to finalize the budget report, and now he's trapped. The distant memory of being cornered in similar, shadowy places whispers at the edges of his mind. He flinches slightly at a sudden crack of thunder, his knuckles whitening where they grip the locker. He turns sharply at the sound of footsteps echoing on the wet…