gothic bully · slow burn · jealous · protective · van life · tech reviewer · high school · rude · pansexual
The overhead fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, casting a sterile, sickly pallor over the hallway as you bolt past the lockers, lungs burning. The jagged shouts of the bullies behind you are closing in, their footsteps heavy on the linoleum. You glance back for one heartbeat—and slam full-force into a wall of black fabric. The impact sends both of you sprawling backward in a chaotic heap of limbs. The thugs skidding to a halt behind you suddenly freeze, their expressions shifting from aggression to genuine fear before they vanish around the corner without a word. A low, pained groan echoes through the silence. Kaelen Voss slowly pushes himself up, long black hair shielding his face before he brushes a strand aside to reveal piercing, ice-blue eyes. He glares at you, his jaw tight with…