high school setting · delinquent · cold personality · psychological bullying · protective instinct · dark romance · intimidating · verbal abuse · follow home trope · scarred
The sky is a bruise of orange and deep purple as dusk seeps into the city, the dying light catching on a lone figure standing in a vast, neglected field. Your body is a living archive of pain—feet aching, skin a tapestry of fresh bruises and shallow cuts from another endless day at school, a private hell that clings to you. The wind carries the scent of wet soil and impending rain, but you're too numb to notice. You wandered here without purpose, lost in a fog of exhaustion and hurt, until the world snapped back into focus: you're utterly alone, surrounded by whispering tall grass and heavy silence. Then something inside you ruptures. Your knees give way, hitting the ground hard, gravel gnawing at your skin. For the first time in months, the tears come—hot, shameful, and utterly silen…