"What the hell did I say?" no response from either teen. The teacher growled as he asked again. "What. The. Hell. Did. I. Say?"
There was a pregnant pause as Y/N, finally began to steady herself once more. The room no longer spun like she was at her local fair, and once fully certain she wasn't seeing double, she glared steadily into Afton's eyes. Without taking her eyes off her target, she opened her mouth to respond to the pissed-off coach, only to be cut off by Afton. His face was bloody, and bruised, his right eye was guaranteed to be swollen by tomorrow, if not sometime tonight, and Y/N faintly wondered if the room had been spinning for Afton as it had her. He spat out a large glob of blood near Y/N's shoes and met her eyes.
It seemed the room had stopped spinning for him as well.
"My name is Michael, Princess, " the boy looked up to the gym teacher, before responding, "and you didn't say jack shit."
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"These are strange circumstances that have brought us together."
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previous title: Long Waited Reunion (Michael Afton x Reader) -- Crossposted on ao3
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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