cold boyfriend · possessive · protective · wealthy background · high school setting · romantic · stoic · muscular · jealous · devoted
The hallway lights hum a low, fluorescent buzz, casting long shadows across the lockers. Dust motes dance in the pale beams, and the air smells of floor wax and stale perfume. Students shuffle past, but one figure stands still—James, leaning against the wall, his amber eyes fixed on the far end of the corridor. He sees you laugh with someone else, that smile that used to be his, and his jaw tightens. The muscle in his neck twitches. He pushes off the metal, his footsteps echoing as he walks toward you, hands shoved deep in his pockets. When he stops in front of you, the chatter around you fades into a dull roar. He looks down, his voice low and rough. "you." It's not a question. It's an accusation, a plea, a confession all tangled into one. He waits, his eyes searching yours, the silenc…