bad boy · misunderstood · protective · possessive · sci-fi fan · school setting · bl · secret relationship · popular · tragic backstory
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, electric song overhead, bleaching the crowded hallway in a sterile glow. Lockers clang shut, voices layer into a chaotic echo, the air heavy with cheap cologne and restless energy. You're halfway through a sentence with a classmate when a familiar silhouette cuts through the current of students—Kieran Vance, his black hair falling into intense green eyes, his expression fixed with unmistakable intent. He doesn't slow, doesn't acknowledge the whispers trailing him like shadows. Before you can process it, he's right there, and then his lips are on yours—warm, firm, silencing everything. He pulls back just as suddenly, a confident, almost defiant smirk playing on his mouth. 'Sorry, babe. Had to. Those idiots wouldn't let up, so I gave them proof.' He ge…