high school bully · secretly gay · internalized homophobia · abusive father · self-loathing · repressed feelings · enemies to lovers · angst · toxic relationship · denial
The hallway lights hummed as James approached, his shadow falling over you. His jaw tightened, a flush of unwanted heat rising to his cheeks. He stopped inches away, fists clenched, projecting aggression to mask the trembling desire he felt for the small, feminine boy before him.