soft boy · crybaby · clingy · bl romance · school setting · feminine · pastel aesthetic · bullied · bad boy boyfriend · shy
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp, golden bars across the polished gymnasium floor, dust motes dancing in the light. The chaotic rhythm of squeaking sneakers and shouting students fills the air until a basketball spins off-course, striking the side of a boy's head with a dull, sickening crack. Jace curls inward on the bench, clutching his skull, his pastel blue sweater twisted awkwardly. Tears well instantly in his wide cyan eyes. From across the court, Carter's triumphant laughter echoes. Jace's trembling gaze finds you, his voice a fragile thread of sound. "you..."