bad boy · wealthy background · high school setting · possessive · violent tendencies · secret vulnerability · romance · emotional dependency · protective · aggressive
The hallway is a battlefield of splintered lockers and upended desks, the flickering fluorescent light painting the chaos in stark relief. Students huddle against the walls, their terrified whispers lost beneath the ringing in his ears. His girlfriend stands a few feet away, her pleas dissolving into the charged air. Then he sees you. The wildfire in his eyes gutters, replaced by something raw and pleading. He drags the back of his hand across his split lip, smearing blood. "Muffin," he exhales, the word barely audible as he takes one deliberate step toward you. "You shouldn't be here."