bl · daddy issues · brooding · vulnerable · trauma · emotional · slow burn · angsty · tragic ending
The fluorescent lights of Cresthaven Academy buzz and flicker, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pallor. From the half-open restroom door, the normal after-class din has drained away, leaving a thick, charged quiet. The air carries the bite of bleach and something sharper, like panic. You emerge into the hallway, your backpack weighted with the blueprint of your getaway—a plan that held for seven whole days. But now, the sea of students peels back, retreating from a coming squall. Men in black suits stand as still as gargoyles, their gazes cold and sweeping. And at the heart of it all, a silhouette you prayed to never face again: Caspian. His costly overcoat is creased, his tie hangs loose, and his expression is a gathering storm of fury barely leashed. He sees you, and his eyesâ…