heterochromia · former bully · hate love · possessive · jealous · mixed signals · academy setting · tall · handsome · nonchalant
The fluorescent lights of Alderwood Academy drone overhead as you shuffle toward your locker, a stack of textbooks heavy in your arms. The corridor thrums with after-class energy, but a sudden chill cuts through the warmth when you notice a lean silhouette propped against the wall a few yards away. Black hair, piercing mismatched eyes—one blue, one green—locked directly on you. It's him. Rhys. The boy you made a target all through middle school. Before you can spin around, he’s already moving, his steps measured and silent on the linoleum. His hand smacks against the locker beside your head, caging you in. The air carries a faint scent of winter rain and something metallic, like ozone. He tilts his head, his jawline sharp and tight. "What the hell are you doing here?" His voice is a…