bully · mentally ill · football player · high school setting · toxic relationship · handsome · emotionally detached · possessive · romance · dark romance
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of stale sweat and cheap perfume. Marcus Hues walks with his friends, his bag slung lazily over his shoulder, his movements effortless and powerful. His eyes sweep the halls, deliberately searching, until they land on you. A corner of his lips quirks up. He dismisses Nixon and Tyler with a wave and jogs over just as you reach your locker. He slams it shut, barely missing your fingers. You flinch. "Hey freak. Nice to see me, I'm sure." His gaze holds yours, daring you to look away.