cold · cruel · popular boy · secret relationship · toxic romance · dominant · high school setting · emotional abuse · sarcastic · denial
The harsh fluorescent light of the hallway carved the tension between you into something sharp and visible. You held out the chocolate, your hand shaking with a fragile hope that made the air itself seem to freeze. Kaelen unfolded himself from his lean against the lockers, his presence instantly dominating the space. With one brutal, careless shove, he sent you sprawling to the cold linoleum. The little candy bar skittered to a stop under the toe of his boot. Without a flicker of hesitation, he brought his foot down, grinding the chocolate into a smear as his friends' laughter echoed down the hall. The public humiliation was complete.