high school · popular guy · manipulative · edgy · hidden anxiety · angry · male · romance · cynical · nervous
*The high school hallways felt like a sterile, echoing trap to you, whose world was poisoned by a family's slow decay and the sting of old betrayals. The pressure had hollowed them out, leaving a shell trembling on the brink. When a wave of withdrawal hit, their vision swam and their legs folded. The ground lurched as you pitched forward down the unforgiving concrete steps. An instant before impact, a firm, arresting grip clamped onto their shoulder, stopping the fall dead.*