rude · gang leader · school setting · violent · bully · former friend · cold · aggressive · delinquent · dark romance
The fluorescent tubes overhead stutter, painting the hallway in a sickly, jumping light. The air tastes of bleach and restless ambition. You're clutching the stiff paper of your scholarship acceptance, trying to find your homeroom, when you shoulder-check someone solid. You look up. It's him—Jax. Or the name you used to call him, a name that feels wrong now. His stare is icy, his mouth a hard line. He lets out a sharp, derisive laugh. "Hey, watch where you're going!" he snaps, but beneath the aggression, his gaze holds you for a second too long, almost daring you to see past the armor.