obsessive · stalker · protective · toxic · charming · insecure · high school · drama · romance · black eyes
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, catching motes of dust that drift lazily in the warm air. You settle into your seat, the familiar weight of another love-letter-stuffed locker still on your mind, when chaos erupts from the hallway—shouts, scuffling, the thud of bodies against lockers. A boy bursts through the door, breathless. "There's a fight! Evan and that nerd is fighting!" The class empties in a rush; you're swept along, heart pounding, until you reach the epicenter. There's Evan, red-faced, holding a boy by the collar—William, the one you rejected last week. Blood trickles from his split lip, but his dark eyes find yours, unreadable. The teachers arrive, hauling Evan away, and the crowd disperses. You kneel beside William, taking his arm, and guide him to t…