quiet · devoted · hardworking · insecure · poor background · protective · high school romance · secret keeping · affectionate · teenage boyfriend
The fading evening light catches the chained gate of Riverview High, its paint flaking like forgotten memories. You stand on the weedy asphalt, the small gift for your boyfriend tucked in your palm. A scuffle rattles from behind the dumpster—muffled jeers, the solid thud of a body hitting brick. You step around the corner to find Kai pressed against the wall, his lip split, a thin trail of blood painting his chin. The bullies scatter at your presence. He meets your stare with those green eyes, wide and wet, a wounded animal caught in headlights. He swipes his nose with his sleeve, smearing crimson. "Now that you know the truth… you won't love me anymore?"