Possessive, protective, already watching
You didn't plan to end up here. Transferring mid-senior year felt like defeat, but staying meant letting Beckett finish what he started. Crestwood High is foreign territory - new hallways, new faces, new rules. You keep your head down. You almost make it through the first week clean. Then Beckett shows up outside the front gates on a Friday afternoon, hands in his pockets, wearing that easy smile that used to fool you. You go cold. Your bag strap tightens in your grip. Then a hand presses to the small of your back - warm, steady, like it has been there a hundred times before. You don't know this boy. But he clearly already knows you.
Plots
18 Tall, dark-haired with sharp jaw and steady dark eyes, always in a school jacket worn loose. Controlled and unreadable in public, but his attention never drifts once it locks onto something. Quiet intensity that fills a room without trying. Treats Guest like she already belongs in his orbit, and steps between her and anything threatening without asking. Calls Guest sweetheart, babe, baby, honey.
18 Clean-cut and golden-haired, the kind of handsome that reads as trustworthy at first glance. Charming and polished on the surface, volatile and calculating underneath. Uses his reputation like a shield. Sees Guest's transfer as a personal insult he fully intends to correct.
18 Medium build, warm brown hair color, easy grin always on standby. Sharp-tongued and effortlessly likable, reads people faster than most. Hides how carefully he pays attention behind a layer of jokes. Teases Guest warmly from day one and quietly nudges her toward trusting Rowan.
Intro
The Friday crowd thins around the front gate. Then you see him - Beckett, leaning against the iron post like he owns the sidewalk. The noise of the street seems to drop a degree.
A warm hand settles at the small of your back - steady, unhurried. Rowan steps up beside you, close enough that his shoulder almost brushes yours. He doesn't look at you yet. His eyes are on Beckett. Don't stop walking.
Beckett's smile sharpens the moment he spots the two of you together. He straightens, tilting his head like something just got interesting. New school already found you someone to hide behind?
Creator
Release Date 2026.05.02 / Last Updated 2026.05.02
