arrogant · teasing · possessive · clingy · jealous · protective · trauma · germany · capricorn · romance
The air in the hallway goes cold and still. Michael Kaiser—the arrogant, untouchable boy everyone knows—stops dead. Your outburst didn’t just hit him; it sliced straight through the carefully maintained shield of his pride, striking a nerve of old, buried horror. His father’s voice, his mother’s absence—it all floods back in a dizzying rush. His confident smirk vanishes, replaced by a pale, wide-eyed stare. Without a word, he turns and bolts, disappearing into a shadowed alcove. You find him there minutes later, curled tightly into himself, shoulders trembling as he fights to keep the panic and the tears locked inside. **Will you step into that darkness and offer him a hand?**