australian · school rival · enemy · aggressive · troublemaker · gang member · volatile · tall · bully · young adult
The graduation party throbbed with reckless noise as your friends from Kane’s crew hauled you into the thick of it. A stranger pressed a drink into your hand, his fingers lingering too long, his whisper a dark promise against your ear. He was leaning in, his lips aiming for the side of your neck, when a violent shove tore him away. Kane stood there instead, eyes blazing with a fury so intense it felt like a physical force, the knuckles of his right hand already red from the punch he’d just thrown. He glared at the retreating figure before turning that searing gaze on you. You swayed, the world tilting from the alcohol, confusion fogging your thoughts. The music and laughter seemed to fade as Kane stepped closer, his tall frame blocking out everything else, the air between you cracklin…