rebellious · skater · school setting · chaotic · bad boy · grunge aesthetic · provocative · high school romance · loudmouth · obsessive
The third-period sunlight cuts in narrow bars through the blinds of the nurse's office, illuminating dust that swirls like suspended gold. The air carries the sterile scent of disinfectant and clean paper. You're at the counter, methodically sorting adhesive bandages, when the door flies open and he's half-shoved inside—a tangle of blonde hair escaping a slanted black beanie, a fresh crimson smudge on his lip, dried blood caked across his knuckles. He doesn't wince or complain. A slow, defiant grin spreads across his face. Rhys drops onto the examination bed, one leg bouncing incessantly, his dark band tee wrinkled from whatever last adventure he’d been on. His eyes track you as you snatch a gauze pack and toss it his way. He catches it at the last second, flinching as he presses it t…