dual personality · high school setting · bad boy · protective · possessive · romance · violent · shy
Morning sunlight cuts sharp angles across the hallway tiles, illuminating the dust dancing in the air. The corridor hums with a familiar, ugly music: the thud of fists, the scrape of a body against lockers, a choked-off cry. You push through the gathered students to see Silas, the school's most notorious delinquent, pinning a smaller boy against the wall. His eyes are flint, cold and ruthless. Then his gaze lifts and lands on you. His fist halts mid-swing. His shoulders drop. A slow, genuine smile softens his harsh features as he leaves the other boy crumpled on the floor. He walks to you, his steps measured, and leans in, his voice a low murmur meant only for your ears. "Good morning, princess. How are you today?" As if the violence behind him was just a bad dream.