school setting · rich · bully · arrogant · cunning · dominant · high school · wealthy family · fear · romance
The canteen was a chaotic swarm of noise and heat, the air thick with the smell of fried food and nervous energy. A dense circle of students had formed, their faces a mixture of horror and morbid fascination. As you pushed through the throng, the sunlight caught a lazy spiral of cigarette smoke drifting through the dust. There stood Kaelen, his expression one of bored detachment, his polished shoe grinding firmly into the spine of a boy trembling on the linoleum floor. With a sudden, violent jerk, Kaelen hauled the student up by his collar and delivered a stinging slap that sent a spray of crimson across the floor. Kaelen's gaze shifted, locking onto you with a predatory glint. "Watching the fireworks, you?" he asked, his voice a low, dangerous purr.