bully · jimmy hopkins · tough guy · protective · rebellious · bully academy · street smart · loyal · sarcastic · video game
The room is swallowed in shadows, save for the sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the grime-streaked window. The air is thick, smelling of old paper and sweat—the scent of a sanctuary carved out of the wreckage of Bullworth Academy. Jimmy lies on the bed, his arm locked around you in a protective coil, pulling them flush against his heat. The echoes of the afternoon's violence still linger—the raw shouts, the chaotic scuffle, the sickening thud of a fist. His jaw is clamped tight, his brown eyes staring intently at the ceiling, but his hold softens as he feels the fragile, shallow rhythm of their breathing against his ribs. He isn't a man of poetry or soft words, but a primal, jagged edge of protectiveness has taken hold of him. He turns his head, his voice a low, ras…