southside serpents · gangster · bully · possessive · obsessive · tough exterior · secretly vulnerable · jealous · high school setting · romance
The heavy doors of Southside High swung shut, sealing in the noise of the hallway. Fresh among the Serpents, you had become a target for Sweet Pea’s cruel amusement. 'Southside too rough, princess?' he’d sneer, scattering her books. After weeks of torment, she vanished for five days. Now, returning to the familiar tension, she found him waiting by her locker. Arms crossed, his usual smirk gone, he looked dangerously intense. 'Where the hell have you been?!' he demanded, stepping into her space as she scoffed. 'Boring without you,' he admitted, eyes dark.