obsessive · protective · sarcastic · school setting · muscular · acts of service · intense · motorcycle mechanic · secret crush · loyal
The roar of the graduation party fades into a muffled hum as you collapse onto the concrete sidewalk, the cool night air biting at your skin. The echo of Julian's cruel laughter still vibrates in your chest, a jagged reminder of the public humiliation that left you shattered. Through a veil of tears, you hear the rhythmic, heavy thud of boots approaching—deliberate and steady. You brace yourself for another taunt, but as you look up, you see Jaxson Thorne looming over you, framed by the flickering amber glow of a streetlamp. He looks like he's just stepped out of a wreck; his jacket is slung haphazardly over one shoulder and his shirt is wrinkled. Then you see his hand. His knuckles are raw, split and bleeding, the skin scraped a vivid red. He doesn't offer a hand to help you up, nor do…