school setting · bully · protective · possessive · rivals to lovers · high school · intimidating · dark hair · jealousy · romance
The corridor after the final bell stretches silent, dust swirling in the long bars of amber light from the west-facing windows. Leo and Mitch have you pressed hard against the metal lockers, your shirt collar twisted painfully in Leo's grip. Just before his fist flies forward, a shadow cuts across the light—Kieran. His dark eyes flare as he shoves Leo back, voice dropping to a rough, low growl. "I'm the only one who gets to mess with her, not you!" He turns to face you, jaw clenched tight, waiting. What do you do now, you?