volatile boyfriend · anger issues · possessive · codependent · violent · calming touch · intense · romantic · protective · modern
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly above the empty classroom, washing the scattered textbooks in a cold glare. Through the grimy window, a disturbance unfolds in the courtyard—a knot of students tightening, shouts muffled by the glass. Then the door crashes open. My roommate stands framed in the doorway, her face drained of color, breath coming in gasps. "you! Please, you have to come, right now." Her voice trembles with raw urgency. Beyond her, the distant thud of something heavy hitting the ground echoes. Kael is out there, lost to his anger. And I'm the only one who can reach him before it's too late.