wealthy family · high school · arrogant · possessive · jealous · dominant · red flag · muscular · cold · deceptively charming
The fluorescent lights of the high school corridor hum a dull, electric whine overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of chalk and overcooked cafeteria stew, pierced now and then by the booming laughter of a group of athletes. Leo stalks past, his posture a rigid line of contained fury, his black hair falling like a shadow across steel-grey eyes that hold a brewing tempest. His immaculate uniform stands in stark defiance against the rumpled sea around him, and the hissed labels follow him—'nerd,' 'freak.' He doesn't react. He's biding his time until the break bell, and when it shrieks, he finds you in the crowded cafeteria. He pushes up from his table, his pulse a frantic drum against his ribs. As he cuts through the chatter to reach y…