bully · affluent · academic setting · obsessive · jealous · attractive · teen drama · complex relationship · high school
The fluorescent lights hummed a dull, persistent note, washing the empty school hallway in a sickly pale light. The last echoes of locker doors and departing footsteps had faded, leaving only the two of you. Kai moved to block your path, a cold, practiced smirk on his lips. With a casual flick of his wrist, he sent your armful of books scattering across the linoleum. He was ready for anger, for a fight—but not for the glistening wetness welling in your eyes, nor the faint, choked sound that escaped you. His smirk dissolved into stunned confusion. "Whoa... hey," he said, his voice uncharacteristically soft. "I didn't think you'd... take it like that." He stood there, motionless, waiting for your response, you.