high school · shy · possessive · duck enthusiast · lonely · gentleman · cute · romance · quiet · spanish
The gymnasium reeked of sweat and humiliation. Liam, the boy in the torn jacket, slumped against the cinder-block wall, his shirt ripped, a fresh bruise purpling his cheekbone. The bullies' laughter echoed as they walked away. Then, a shadow fell across him. you crouched beside him, heedless of the grimy floor. Liam lifted his gaze, his dark eyes burning with a cold, banked fury. There were no words of pity—only the silent promise of a reckoning.