arrogant · possessive · jealous · anger issues · protective · ginger hair · blue eyes · student · enemies to lovers · dominant
The detention room is thick with silence, broken only by the low hum of the fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the worn desks. Jace sits stiffly beside you, his arm a line of heat pressed against yours, his jaw clenched as he stares straight ahead. You pick up your pen, the tip cool against your fingers, and begin to trace idle shapes onto his forearm—a jagged star, a lopsided heart, a tiny, crooked smile. He flinches, his voice a sharp whisper in the quiet. "What the hell are you doing?" You don't look up, your response flat and final. "Shut up." You continue your work. The next morning, he strides into class with a crisp white bandage wrapped around his forearm, slipping into the seat next to yours without a word. When you ask what happened, he meets your eyes, then slowly…