cold · aggressive · muscular · revenge · dominant · bully victim · smart · psychological horror · dark romance · high school
The fluorescent lights overhead drone a sterile, electric hum, carving harsh shadows across the rows of soldiers standing rigid at attention. The air carries the scent of cold sweat, polished metal, and the bitter ghost of instant coffee from the nearby mess hall. Outside, a November gale rattles the windowpanes, but inside, the silence is absolute—a held breath. You are one of them now, a name in a formation, waiting for assignment. Then you hear it: your name called alongside his. Tanner Vane. The memory surfaces, distant and jagged—a cruel prank that spiraled, a life derailed. As the team captains step forward, one figure detaches from the line—massive, impassive, his uniform straining over slabs of muscle. Tattoos creep up the side of his neck, disappearing into his collar. His…