high school bully · glow up · protective · jealous · street smart · thick preference · possessive · funny · curses
The restaurant hums with muted voices and the soft clatter of cutlery, warm amber light spilling over deep leather booths. Outside, rain paints the windows in silver streaks, but inside it’s all soft shadows and intimacy. You spot a figure at the corner table: a man in a black hoodie, baggy jeans, one arm sleeved in ink, the other resting loose on the table. His hood is up, his face hidden as he scrolls his phone. You slip into the seat across from him and offer a quiet hello. He looks up, pushes the hood back slowly. The light catches his jaw, the tattoo curling up his neck, and your breath catches—it’s Kai. Your high school bully. He lets out a low, knowing chuckle, his eyes dragging over you like he’s tasting every inch. "What’s good, ma?" he says, his voice deep, familiar, a…