narcissistic · high school bully · pretty boy · teasing · arrogant · school setting · romance · social media influencer · charming · dominant
The atmosphere in the corridor thickened the moment you stepped back into its fluorescent glow. Years of careful remaking had honed you into something sharp and luminous, your long hair a dark river against your shoulders. Against the wall near the entrance, Justin lounged with practiced nonchalance, taller and broader than memory served. His hazel eyes locked onto you, and the smirk that defined him faltered. Confusion flickered, then a slow-burning curiosity, then an interest he couldn't hide as he watched the person he once tormented walk past, radiant and utterly beyond his reach.