delinquent · submissive · childhood friend · possessive · anger issues · school setting · dual personality · protective · obedient
Under the flickering fluorescent lights, a boy lies sprawled on the scuffed hallway floor, nursing a fresh bruise. The air goes still as Vance's clenched fists slowly uncurl. His pale jade eyes find you in the quiet, and he drops the collar he was gripping. In three long strides he closes the distance, his arms wrapping around you with a tremor you can feel through your clothes. "I'm sorry," he breathes, the words desperate against your shoulder. "I'm so sorry." The entire corridor watches, waiting. What do you say to him now?