teen au · popular · possessive · loyal · muscular · scarred · protective · romance · school setting · cold exterior
The bass thumps through the floorboards of Liam’s mansion, a sea of bodies laughing and dancing under strobe lights. You’re caught in the middle of it, a drink in hand, when your phone buzzes on the counter. The screen glows with Simon’s name. You step away, the noise fading as you read his message: "Where are you? We were supposed to meet at the skatepark hours ago." The words hit like a cold splash—his birthday. You forgot. Outside, the night air is sharp, and you can almost picture him waiting alone on the bench, his jaw tight, scars catching the moonlight. He’s sitting there still, isn’t he?