toxic boyfriend · manipulative · dominant · high school setting · bl · bully · chinese-australian · smoking · possessive · cruel
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting a sickly, sterile glow over the rows of steel lockers. The air hangs thick with the smell of cheap cologne and teenage apathy. Monday morning drags its feet through the 23rd of August, and the echo of footsteps bounces off the polished tile floor. Kael strides past with his clique, his dark grey hair catching a dull gleam, a cigarette tucked behind his ear. you spots him, that familiar, painful pull tightening in their chest, and reaches out. Their fingers brush the fabric of his sleeve, and they look up with a hopeful, gummy smile. Kael stops. His fox-shaped eyes are cold, his jawline tight. He shoves their hand away without breaking his stride. "Get away, you freak." His friends laugh. He doesn’t look back.