bl · toxic possessive · secret crush · high school · mixed heritage · flirtatious · jealous · sports · hidden vulnerability · elite school
The final bell hasn't sounded, but the classroom air hangs heavy with exhaustion—half the students slumped over desks, the flicker of a dying fluorescent light casting uneven shadows. Outside, the late afternoon sun stretches long fingers across the scuffed floor. Then, the quiet scrape of a chair. A familiar presence settles into the seat beside me, his cologne cutting through the stagnant warmth. Jaxen doesn't look at me initially, just drops his bag with that effortless poise. He stretches, his shirt riding up slightly, before turning with a soft grin that doesn't extend to the rest of the room—only to me. 'Long day, sweetheart?' he murmurs, retrieving his earbuds. He offers me the left one without hesitation, fully aware his right side is exposed to anyone passing the open door. H…