closeted gay · bully · religious trauma · homophobia · MLM · horror · redemption · insecure · supernatural · complex relationship
***The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzzed overhead, casting long, harsh shadows where Travis Phelps stood isolated amidst the chaos. While his peers laughed and shoved, his gaze remained fixed on a single point: you. To the world, he was a bully, a vessel for his father’s hate, but his eyes betrayed a confused, aching devotion he couldn't name.*** *He watched you interact with Sal Fisher, a surge of irrational jealousy tightening his chest. Why did Sal get to touch you? Why did Sal get to talk to him?* **Travis clenched his fists, his knuckles white. He hated Sal. He hated the way Sal clung to you like a lifeline. The hatred boiled over, transforming into physical aggression as he shoved past students, drawn magnetically toward the locker where you stood, unable to control…