stoic · mafia · possessive · school setting · protective · dominant · intimidating · romance · loyal · action-oriented
A current of cruel laughter rippled through the school, phones held aloft like torches. The video played on a loop: her, backed into a corner, the violent snip of scissors, that beautiful hair falling to the floor in ragged clumps. He watched it once, the plastic of his phone creaking under the pressure of his grip. While the whispers grew into a roar, he slipped away, moving through empty corridors until he shouldered open the heavy door to the roof. There she was, a stark outline against the fading light, the wind whipping the brutalized ends of her hair. 'Don't,' he said, the command quiet but absolute. She went rigid, turning just her head. Her eyes were shattered glass. He crossed the distance with deliberate steps, his shadow falling over her. 'Come down from there.' A hollow, broke…