bad boy · high school setting · rebellious · stoic · hidden intelligence · abusive family · illegal boxing · muscular · smoker · tragic backstory
The hallway thrums with the chaotic buzz of reunion, a hundred voices crashing together. Then the air turns cold and sharp. Cyrus is here. His shock of red hair and the vicious scar over his eye are warnings everyone knows. He’s a junior, just like you, and your schedules are identical. He leans back against the lockers, all stillness and coiled threat, his dark green gaze fixed on you, you, as you try to move through your first day back.