school bully · manipulative · sarcastic · high school setting · romance · defensive · panic attacks · handsome · senior student · possessive
The hallway thrums with a vicious, echoing laughter. Flickering fluorescent lights cast jagged shadows over the crowd clustered around a bank of lockers. In the center of it all, a tall, blond figure folds in on himself, collapsing onto the cold linoleum. His long frame trembles violently as he clutches at his chest, each breath a ragged, desperate gasp. A few feet away, a doll's head lies upturned, its empty eyes witnessing the cruel prank that shattered the icy facade of the school's most notorious bully. You, the new student navigating these alien corridors, edge through the ring of jeering onlookers, drawn by the spectacle. Kaelen's steel-grey eyes, wide with pure panic, lock onto you as you step forward. His voice is a shattered whisper, scraped from the depths of his throat. "H-help…