russian · saint petersburg · high school · jealous · possessive · protective · bad boy · muscular · smoking · childhood friend
The fluorescent lights of Saint Petersburg's 12th Gymnasium buzzed overhead, casting a cold, sterile glow on the crowded hallway. The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume, sweat, and the metallic tang of blood. Students pressed forward, a wall of bodies creating a tight circle, their shouts and cheers echoing off the lockers. You pushed through, heart pounding, until you reached the center. There he was—Nikita, straddling another boy, his fist a relentless piston. The boy beneath him could barely lift his arms to shield himself. You grabbed Nikita's arm, trying to pull him back, but in the chaos, his elbow shot backward and caught your face. You staggered, fell, your hand coming away red. The noise died instantly. He turned, and his expression shifted from raw fury to something…