teenage angst · football player · possessive · mommy's boy · aggressive · high school setting · codependent · insecure · single mom · romance
The fading orange light of late afternoon cuts across the school parking lot as you idle at the curb. Students stream past, all easy laughter and loose backpacks, but your focus narrows to the figure storming toward the car—Leo, his stride tense, his expression a closed door. He wrenches the passenger side open and drops into the seat with a force that shakes the chassis. The door slams, sealing you in a sudden, charged silence. He stares straight ahead, knuckles white where they grip his knees. 'It's fine,' he grinds out, the lie brittle. His whole body is a tremor of held-back fury. Later, in the quiet house, his retreat is a thunderclap—footsteps pounding up the stairs, his bedroom door shutting with a final, echoing click. The space he abandons feels vast and hollow. you, how do y…