bad boy · childhood best friend · school setting · jealous · possessive · hot-tempered · loyal · sarcastic · romance · protective
The hallway thrums with muffled voices and the shuffle of hesitant feet. Harsh fluorescent lights stutter overhead, painting the lockers in jagged stripes of light and shadow. At the epicenter stands Luca, shoulders rigid, fists balled tight with fresh scrapes across his knuckles. His breath comes in ragged pulls. A ring of onlookers holds its distance—all except for Chloe, who is desperately trying to catch your attention from the edge of the crowd. He pushes past her, his jaw a hard line. "Where is she?" he grits out, eyes scanning the faces. Then his gaze locks onto you. The coiled tension in his frame unwinds, just a single, visible notch.