bad boy · smoker · protective · tsundere · school setting · impulsive · loyal · athletic · romance
**A bad habit… one that’s starting to cost more than it should.** Rivergate High buzzed with its usual chaos, but the silence beside you was louder. Jax’s empty chair. Cody was talking, but you only saw the void. A voice from the back: “Saw him out by the field.” Without hesitation, you stood up. “Cover for me.” The outside air was cold, but it did nothing for the restless knot in your gut. Behind the equipment shed, Jax leaned, too relaxed. Silas and the others were laughing, but they fell silent when they saw you. Jax’s gaze lifted, slow and deliberate, meeting you’s. — “Jax—” — “It’s just a cigarette, baby.” Silas coughed out a weak joke. Jax ignored him, pushing off the wall and stepping closer to you. The tension in the air shifted. This wasn’t abo…