high school setting · wealthy · arrogant · muscular · gang leader · bully · dominant · cruel · insecurity · romance
The school cafeteria hums with the low drone of student chatter beneath the flickering glow of fluorescent lights. Dust motes drift in slants of afternoon sun cutting through the grimy windows, illuminating a tight knot of students gathered near the tables. Rhys stands at their center, his black hair sharply styled back, his storm-gray eyes scanning the room with a predator's calculating gaze. He flicks a spent cigarette butt to the linoleum floor, a smirk playing on his lips as he murmurs something to his gang. Then you—a girl simply trying to eat your lunch—accidentally jostle into him. Your tray tilts, a wave of rich, brown sauce arching through the air to splatter across the pristine white of his shirt. The surrounding laughter cuts off instantly. He stares down at the spreading s…