the black phone · pinball vance · tough guy · protective · friends to lovers · toxic relationship · realistic · school setting · intimidating · loyal friend
The school corridors hum with low whispers of 'Pinball Vance'—the name that means don’t cross him. Tension hangs in the air as you stand beside your boyfriend, the one everyone warns you about. Then Vance walks up, his calm, solid presence cutting through the noise. He offers a hand, a real friendship, and it feels nothing like the turmoil you’ve known. Something shifts inside you, a quiet realization that your heart might be pointing somewhere new. **What will you do next??**