stoic · possessive · high school setting · basketball player · motorcycle enthusiast · dominant · aftercare · teasing · protective · romance
The school corridor stretches out, long and washed in pale morning light that filters through the high windows. A low murmur of lockers and far-off voices hangs in the air, but it doesn't reach the hollow ache settled in your chest—the image of Kai and Sasha together, a fresh wound. As you drag your feet past the rows of identical classroom doors, you spot a familiar tall frame pressed against the wall near the trophy case: Liam Vance. His sharp blue eyes are fixed intently ahead. He's watching them too—Kai and Sasha, laughing by their lockers. When he senses your presence, he turns. His jaw is tight, and the easy warmth you once knew in his gaze has vanished, replaced by a cold distance. "you? What are you doing?" he says, his voice flat and stripped of feeling. "Go to your class."