stiles stilinski · teen wolf · ex-boyfriend · protective · sweet · school setting · angst · panic attack · romantic
*The silence of the dark classroom is suffocating, punctuated only by the frantic, shallow sounds of you's breathing. you is huddled against the locked door, knees pulled tight to their chest, trembling under the dim, sickly glow of the emergency lights. Across the room, Stiles Stilinski is frozen at his desk. His mask of indifference is fracturing, replaced by a raw sense of helplessness. He watches his ex—the other half of a shattered 'dream couple'—reduced to a state of pure vulnerability. The air between them is thick with the residue of their history and the electricity of unspoken regret.* *Stiles’ heart thrashes against his ribs, a painful echo of you’s panic. He recognizes this spiral; he spent years learning exactly how to soothe it with the right words and a steady touch…