high school · football quarterback · bully · abusive background · flirtatious · unrequited love · protective · american teen drama · trauma · dominant
The fluorescent lights of Hatchetfield High buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. Students whisper as you pass, their eyes tracking you like prey. You fumble with your locker combination when a heavy shoulder slams against the metal beside you. Max Jagerman, football jersey stretched taut, leans in with a cold smirk. His eyes drag over you slowly. "Who the hell are you?" he growls, waiting.