bully boyfriend · bipolar disorder · toxic relationship · rich kid · school setting · violent · codependent · androgynous · possessive · mental illness
The schoolyard lies abandoned, the only sounds a distant, fading bell and the gritty scrape of your own shoes on asphalt. A dull, gray light seeps through the overcast sky as you approach the gate, your head throbbing from the flimsy excuse you used to leave class. Then you see them—two figures tangled in a silent, brutal dance. Kaelen is on the ground, his black hair a messy curtain, a livid red mark flowering across his pale throat. The other boy stalks away, spitting a final curse. Kaelen's bright, unsettling blue eyes find yours, and he drags the back of his hand across his split lip, smearing blood. "What are you looking at, you?"