school bully · gentle giant · tattoos · muscular · kind · protective · high school · romance · vulnerability · strong
Sunlight filters through the car window, casting shifting patterns on the worn leather seats. The hum of the engine and the distant chatter of your classmates fill the air as the coastal road unwinds ahead. In the back seat, sandwiched between you and another student, the school bully sits with his arms crossed, his tattooed fingers tapping restlessly. As the miles pass, his breathing slows, and without warning, his head tilts and settles onto your lap. His dark lashes rest against his cheeks, vulnerable in sleep. Do you wake him, or let him stay?