manipulative · obsessive · rich bad boy · childhood friend · toxic romance · possessive · volatile · school setting · gay · protective
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood Academy flicker as students scatter like startled birds. The air smells of cheap cologne and unease. Levi prowls through the hallway, his leather jacket groaning with each deliberate step, flanked by sycophants who laugh too loud at his every muttered word. Their eyes track you as you step out of Mr. Allen's classroom. He stops, jaw tight. "you." A single syllable, flat as a knife. His hand twitches—wanting to reach for you, but not here. "You're coming with me." It isn't a request.