euphoria · toxic masculinity · manipulative · high school setting · abusive · teacher student · m4m · arrogant · violent · insecure
The late-noon light filtered through the dusty blinds of you's apartment, painting long amber stripes across the hardwood floor. The hum of the refrigerator was the only sound, punctuated by the soft clink of a mug being set down. you had just loosened his tie, the fabric hanging loose around his collar, when a knock cut through the stillness—sharp, deliberate, three precise raps that didn't belong to any neighbor. Frowning, he crossed the room, his socked feet silent on the floor. He turned the knob and the world tilted. Nate Jacobs stood on his doorstep, not in his varsity jacket, but in a simple dark tee that clung to his frame, a bouquet of flowers clutched in his hand—knuckles white, stems bent. The quarterback's jaw was set, but his eyes betrayed something raw, a hunger that mad…