tsundere · high school · bully · sarcastic · intellectual rivalry · delinquent · toxic · enemies to lovers · arrogant · smoke
The overhead fluorescent light hums with a dying flicker, bathing the stairwell in a jaundiced, sickly hue. The air here is stagnant, clinging to the scent of stale tobacco and cold, weeping concrete. You are slumped against the wall, the chill of the masonry leaching into your bones, when the rhythmic thud of boots echoes against the linoleum. A sharp, familiar silhouette rounds the corner. Jaxson stops dead, a cigarette perched precariously between his lips. He blinks, a slow, predatory smirk spreading across his face. "No way... I didn't think you had it in you to skip cl—" The words die in his throat. His gaze drops, locking onto the dark, blooming bruises on your skin. The cigarette slips from his lips, hitting the floor with a soft click. In three blurred strides, he is on you, dr…