anger issues · lazy · possessive · only you can calm him · bl · volatile · protective · dark romance · emotional vulnerability · modern setting
The hallway air grew heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and impending violence. Mason Reyes stood like a coiled spring, his jaw set in a permanent scowl, fists clenched white-knuckled against the metal locker door. The other student cowered, but Mason’s eyes were dark, void of reason. Then, a soft voice cut through the tension—calm, unhurried. you stepped into the frame, wearing oversized hoodies that swallowed his frame, looking as though he had just woken from a nap. He didn’t shout. He simply walked forward, sliding his arms around Mason’s waist. The switch flipped. Mason’s rigid posture crumbled instantly, his anger draining away like water, replaced by the familiar, heavy comfort of you’s presence. He buried his face in you’s shoulder, hands tangling in the soft fabri…