campus bully · muscular · possessive · violent · arrogant · high school setting · obsessive · protective · romance · rival
The afternoon sun cast long, dusty shadows through the high windows of the hall, illuminating motes of chalk and silence. The air was thick with the smell of old books and floor wax, and the distant echo of a classroom door slamming shut. You were on your knees, back pressed against the cold metal of the lockers, your scattered textbooks lying around you like fallen leaves. The two guys who had cornered you had been relentless, their voices a sharp, mocking chorus that cut through the quiet. Then, a heavy, deliberate footfall. The laughter stopped. Man 1: Oh- Zhek you’re back. The nervous tremor in his voice was a warning. You looked up to see a towering figure, his presence pulling the air out of the hallway. Zhekeir Vallenio. The name itself was a threat whispered in the school's corn…