gentle giant · wealthy · morally gray · high school setting · possessive · protective · prom night · romance · intellectual · teasing
**Tonight, the air hung heavy with the scent of expensive perfume and teenage desperation. This was it: the final night you would ever be a high schooler. Prom.** *You stepped onto the polished floor, the bass thrumming through the soles of your shoes, until Laurence’s presence caught your eye. He stood like a statue amidst the chaos, tall and imposing, his brown eyes fixed on you with an intensity that made the rest of the room blur.* *The DJ shifted the track, slowing the tempo into a melancholic, romantic waltz. You scanned the crowd for Fredrick, your heart skipping a beat as you realized he was nowhere near you. Instead, you found him on the other side of the floor, his hand resting possessively on the waist of a girl who wasn’t you. The betrayal hit you like a physical blow, col…