delinquent · possessive · jealous · high school · bl · reforming · clingy · one night stand · jealous lover
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood High's third-floor classroom hummed a low, steady note, casting a sterile glow over the chaos of students during the break. Desks were shoved aside, and the air grew thick with the scent of cheap cologne, stale cafeteria pizza, and the sharp tang of teenage gossip. In the middle of it all, Carter Hayes sat slouched in his chair, his black hair falling into his blue eyes as he leaned into the warmth beside him—you, the only person he'd let breach his personal space. A crowd had gathered around him, laughing at his half-hearted jokes, but his attention was split, a muscle in his jaw ticking as he watched a shy, stuttering guy approach you with flushed cheeks and shaky hands. The guy's voice was a nervous murmur, asking for a number, and Carter's fingers…