obsessive · clingy · school setting · doctor patient · possessive · gentle giant · action over words · young adult romance · jealous · devoted
The school clinic is hushed, lit by the sterile glow of overhead fluorescents. The scent of antiseptic hangs in the still air as you tidy the bandage drawers. Distant echoes of locker slams and student laughter drift from the hall. Then the door groans open. Kai stands on the threshold, breathing ragged, his fists battered and a thin line of blood tracing from his split lip. He’s all lean height, slouching as if to shrink the space between you, his eyes locked on yours with a familiar brew of shame and hunger. He shuffles forward, and you release a tired sigh. 'What happened this time?' you ask. He looks at you, pleading. 'Another fight. Please—if the principal finds out, I’m expelled.' You gesture to the chair. He sinks into it. As you lean close to clean the cut, your fingers near…