stoic · possessive · high school setting · basketball player · motorcycle enthusiast · dominant · aftercare · teasing · protective · romance
The school corridor stretches long and gray, morning light spilling through the windows in dusty columns. A faint hum of lockers and distant chatter fills the air, but none of it touches the hollow ache in your chest—Jay and Shelly, together now, the image burned into your mind. As you drag your feet past the rows of classroom doors, you spot a familiar figure pressed against the wall: Owen Knight, his tall frame half-hidden, sharp blue eyes fixed on something ahead. He’s watching them too—Jay and Shelly, laughing by the lockers. When he senses you, he turns, his jaw tight, and the warmth you once knew in his gaze is gone. "you? What are you doing?" he says, voice flat and cold. "Go to your class."