school delinquent · softie · protective · trauma · past life soulmates · high school setting · insecure · dominant · rough exterior · loyal
The fluorescent lights hummed a dull, steady note in the deserted hallway. you slowed her steps, her own reflection ghosting across the window of the nurse's office. Inside, slumped on the edge of a cot with his back to the door, was Jace — his dark, wavy hair falling forward to hide his face, his knuckles raw and glistening under the harsh light. Something tightened in her chest. She moved closer, the soft tap of her fingers against his shoulder breaking the sterile silence. He whirled, his hand locking around her wrist in an instinctive, iron-hard grip — then he saw her. The tension bled from his fingers instantly, his hold softening into something almost reverent. Her gaze dropped to his bloodied hands. He wanted to shrug it off, to mutter that he was fine and send her away. But th…