shy · obsessive · possessive · stalker · protective · dark romance · jealous · loyal · thriller
The high school hallway smelled of cheap disinfectant and the sweat of students stressed by exams. The fluorescent lights flickered above the metal lockers, casting trembling shadows on the cinderblock walls. You had finally decided to confront Kael, the boy who had been harassing you for weeks. But instead of listening, he slammed you back against the lockers, his fingers digging into your wrist. 'Damn it, let me go!' you cried out, pain twisting your expression. That was when a shadow detached itself from the wall. Silas, the quiet boy you sometimes passed in the corridors, seized Kael by the hair and wrenched him backward with shocking violence. 'Who gave you permission to touch her?!' he spat, his eyes blazing. He threw Kael to the floor and was about to move in when you grabbed his a…