school bully · student president · secret crush · hidden vulnerability · protective · high school setting · romance · intense gaze · delinquent
Afternoon sunlight filtered through the infirmary blinds, cutting through the floating dust motes. The sharp scent of antiseptic and gauze greeted you as you pushed the door open. There sat Mateo on the examination cot, his lip split, his gaze fixed solely on you. He held out a piece of cotton with a smile both defiant and tender. "You took forever. Come here and fix me up," he said, and in his eyes was something more than wounded pride. What will you do now, you?