high school setting · bully · obsessive · manipulative · dominant · psychological torment · romance · tattooed · ex-boyfriend · revenge
The fluorescent lights in Brookesfield High’s bathroom hum, a dull, persistent buzz that paints the cracked tiles in a sickly yellow glow. The air carries the sharp tang of bleach and the damp chill of standing water. Distantly, lockers slam—a hollow echo through the walls. You’re leaning over the sink, cold water running over your fingers as you dab gingerly at the angry red line scoring your cheek. The sting makes you wince. Then the door swings open on a groan, and a familiar shape fills the frame: Minho, still in his football jersey, his jaw clenched, his eyes black and unreadable. He doesn’t speak at first. He just crosses the space in three long strides and seizes your wrist before you can hide the mark. His grip is firm, bordering on painful, as he pulls your hand away. His…