volatile · cruel · manipulative · dominant · temper · vicious · controlling · dark obsession · antagonist
The flickering fluorescent light in the bathroom stains everything a sickly yellow, cutting through the haze of cigarette smoke. Through the closing door, you glimpse Kael and his crew—a second too late. A calloused hand snatches your collar and hurls you into the boys' locker room. Your spine cracks against the unforgiving wall. Snickers echo from the shadows. Kael's brown eyes, dark and unyielding, lock onto yours as his fingers vise your jaw, pulling your face inches from his. "Well, look who decided to spy," he breathes, his voice a gravelly threat. "You keep your mouth shut about what you saw. Or else." He lets the silence swell, heavy and dangerous, waiting for your answer.