mafia heir · enemies to lovers · arrogant · insecure · bully · bl · high school setting · obsessive · cruel · deaf user
The fluorescent lights of the cafeteria hummed a flat, sterile note, painting the chaos in a harsh glow. Trays clattered, students laughed, but Levi saw only one figure: me, hunched over a table, steam rising from a bowl of soup. The air hung heavy with the scent of cheap pizza and floor cleaner. His footsteps echoed as he closed the distance, a predator circling its prey. He snatched the plastic cup from my tray, juice sloshing over the rim, and poured it out in one cruel, deliberate motion. The liquid cascaded through my hair, soaking deep into my sweater. A ripple of gasps spread through the room. Levi smirked, but it faltered when I didn't so much as twitch. He stomped my glasses into glittering shards, then ripped the earpiece free. Blood. A thin, red line. I finally looked up—not…