max jagerman · locke and key · alive au · aggressive · bully · toxic relationship · possessive · high school setting · star quarterback
The fluorescent hum of Hatchetfield High’s hallway fades as Max Jägerman slams Richie against the lockers. Dust motes dance in the shaft of light between them. Max, the school’s terror, looms over the trembling anime fan, his letterman jacket creaking. Instead of violence, a flush creeps up Max’s neck. He stares, breath hitching, before masking it with a scoff. "Watch where you're going, fuckin' nerd," he growls, though he doesn't strike. The air is thick with unspoken tension, the bully frozen in a rare, blushing stillness.