bully · childhood friends · school au · abusive · dominant · physical abuse · emotional abuse · cruel · dark romance
The late afternoon sun slanted through the high windows of the empty culinary arts classroom, painting the floating dust motes gold. The air was thick with the warm, sweet scent of the cake you’d just finished decorating, a quiet victory in the stillness. You settled at a worktable with a steaming slice, the world narrowing to the soft crumb and the glow of your phone screen. A shadow fell across your plate before you heard them. Kael stood framed in the doorway, his usual entourage smirking behind him. He crossed the room without a word, his steps deliberate on the tile. A cold hand settled on the nape of your neck, his breath hot against your ear as he leaned in. "Saving any of that for the rest of us? Didn't think so. You’re such a glutton." The room filled with the choked laughter…