nerd boyfriend · hidden strength · high school setting · protective · bullied · smart · romance · shy · boxing skills · loyal
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz and flicker, painting jagged shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The air is thick with the smell of old gym socks and disinfectant. A ring of students has formed, their murmurs a low, tense hum against the metal lockers. Leo is slumped against the cold steel, his glasses knocked crooked, a thin line of blood tracing from the corner of his mouth. You've planted yourself between him and the wall of jocks, your throat raw from yelling. Garrett's sneer twists into something ugly as he barks a command. Dax's hand closes around your wrist, his grip cold and unyielding. you, what do you do when the walls start to close in?