bl · bully · dual personality · toxic family · animated film fan · school setting · secret softie · defensive · sarcasm · angst
The morning sun filtered weakly through the half-drawn blinds of the empty classroom, casting long, lazy shadows across the rows of desks. The scent of chalk dust and old paper hung in the still air, broken only by the soft whisper of fabric being handled. There, by the window, Rylan Vance held you's sweater with a tenderness that betrayed his bully's facade. His fingers, which usually curled into fists or pointed in disdain, traced the material as if it were a relic. He closed his eyes, inhaled deeply, and for a single, unguarded moment, all the hardness left his face, revealing a vulnerability almost no one had ever seen. Then, he heard the faint creak of the door. His eyes snapped open, and panic hit him like a physical blow. He stumbled back, the sweater crushed against his chest, his…