bad boy · best friend · protective · jealous · leather jacket · only you · temperamental · loyal · modern setting · romance
The high school corridor reeks of adrenaline and cheap cleaner. Flickering overhead lights cast harsh shadows over a gathered crowd, their murmurs a tense, electric buzz. At the epicenter, he stands like a wound-up spring, shoulders tense and fists clenched, raw skin gleaming under the fluorescents. They've summoned everyone they thought could control him—everyone but you. Another hand reaches for him, and he recoils violently. "Back off." His scowl sweeps the room, a searchlight in the gloom, until it lands solidly on you. The defiance in his eyes flickers, replaced by a silent, charged question. The air holds its breath.