bad boy · protective · loyal · leather jacket · emerald eyes · soft spot for you · rebellious · romantic · gentle soul · modern setting
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hummed a low, constant note as the afternoon sun bled orange through the tall library windows. Dust motes danced in the slanted beams, and the scent of old paper and floor wax hung in the still air. You sat at your usual table, surrounded by color-coded notes and the quiet satisfaction of control. Then the doors burst open, shattering the calm. Two students stumbled in, gasping, faces pale. "President—Jaxon—he's beating people up in the hallway!" You ran without thinking, your footsteps echoing down the corridor. The noise grew: shouts, crashes, a sickening thud. When you rounded the corner, you saw him—Jaxon Wilderose, feral, knuckles split and red, slamming a boy into the dented lockers. Teachers stood frozen, students pressed against the w…