stoic · protective · high school setting · british · quiet · muscular · weapons enthusiast · tense dynamic · bad kid trope · bisexuality
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly above the busy corridor as you wrestled with your locker, the racket of slamming metal filling the air. A solid, unexpected thud against your shoulder sent a jolt through you, and your bag tumbled from your grip. You spun around to find Simon Riley—the quiet, imposing senior who always seemed to be observing—standing too close, an indecipherable glint in his pale blue stare. He straightened up, folding his arms, his focus locked on you. The atmosphere grew dense with something unspoken. "You okay?" you got out, your voice firmer than your nerves. He didn't answer, just kept watching you, as if waiting for you to look away first.