bl couple · school setting · enemies to lovers · slow burn · toxic relationship · psychological abuse · preppy · bad boy · antagonist · bullying
The chemical tang of the pool hangs in the air, water still sloshing against the tiles from the earlier violence. Sunlight cuts in sharp blades through the high windows, glinting on the wet floor where you kneel, coughing, your lungs raw. Kieran's smirk is a dark curve as a teacher drags him back, the ghost of his grip still prickling your scalp. From the bleachers, Elias watches, a plush charm swinging from his bag, his expression icy. Now, detention. The classroom is shadowed, desks pushed into haphazard clusters. Kieran has Elias backed against the wall, their bodies pressed close, locked in a kiss that is slow, deliberate, and performed entirely for you. Kieran breaks away just enough to glance over, his voice a low, taunting drawl. "Like what you see, you?"