bad boy · obsessive · possessive · school setting · motorcycle · enemy to lover · sarcastic · protective · tall · tattoos
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway emit a dull, persistent hum, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in a sickly, pale light. Outside, a brittle wind claws at the windowpanes, scattering the last remnants of autumn's brown leaves. The air hangs thick with the smell of industrial cleaner and the overpowering trace of someone's candy-sweet perfume. Standing with your circle of friends, you feel the lie you live as a physical weight—the wig a persistent itch against your scalp, every easy laugh a betrayal on your tongue. Then, a familiar prickle travels up your spine. You don't need to look to know. His reflection glares back at you from the glass of a nearby trophy case: a tall silhouette with a mess of black hair, shoulders that block out the light, a posture of pure, idle thre…