All Chapters of Pucking Hate You, My Bully Captain : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Zach's pov College. Higher institution. A fresh slate. A new town, and a better place. The halls were white, the scholarship letter in my hands seemed like a breath of much needed air, and the boys....cute.Maybe the universe was finally throwing me a bone, considering that my highschool years were quite dreadful.My stomach did flips just thinking about it.Gigi fitted her ponytail into her scrunchie and turned to me."I can smell your excitement, literally."Gigi was the best fitted person in my corner. She made friendship so easy. I shoved her playfully,"I can't help it. I mean, this is Havisham, THE Havisham college and I get to attend here. It's a dream turned into reality." I ran a hand through my hair. "Plus, I get to study what I would die for. Business."She rolled her eyes"I wish I had the same level of excitement you do when it comes to things like the matters of education. School is stressful." She shrugged lightly. "Good things in life are never stress-free Gigi."Sh

Zach's POVI was just about to let something cruel slip out from my mouth, something sharp and loud enough to wipe that damn smirk off Ryder’s face, but Ellis grabbed my arm and pulled me aside.“Not worth it,” he muttered under his breath, steering me through the crowd like I was a balloon about to pop.We ended up in one of the spare bedrooms. Ellis tossed me a shirt from his bag, a simple black tee, soft and freshly folded. Probably something he packed for later, but he offered it without hesitation.“Change into this,” he said, already turning to leave.I nodded stiffly and waited until the door clicked shut behind him. My hands were shaking. I peeled off my wet shirt and slammed it on the floor, biting the inside of my cheek until I tasted blood. I hated this, like really...hated this.The way my chest tightened. The way my skin buzzed like it was trying to break away from my bones. I tugged Ellis’s shirt over my head. My fingers were curling into fists before I even realized it.

Zach's POVHell NO! The rest of our course mates exited the class, leaving just us two. I didn't even wait for the last person to leave, I just ran to the professor and begged, begged as if my life depended on it. Which it did, especially my sanity.“Professor, please,” I started, my hands gripping the edge of his desk. “You have to reconsider. Anyone else, literally anyone. I’ll take Jake, I’ll take Rita, I’ll even take that guy who vapes through his sleeve in class. But not him. Je-bal!”“Get in line,” Ryder growled behind me, stomping down the aisle like an angry gorilla. “This isn’t happening. I’m not wasting a year babysitting someone, a queer nerd who can’t even keep his emotions in check.”I turned to face him, my fists already curled. “You mean someone you humiliated in front of the entire school? Someone you outed for a joke?”“Oh, give it a rest,” he snapped. “You’re still on that? It was years ago—”“Yeah, and trauma has a longer expiration date than milk, Ryder.”“Gentlem

Zach’s POVThe memory of that near-miss clung to me like smoke, his body heat, the way I could feel his heavy breaths falling on me without pushing him away.I spent the night staring at the ceiling, willing the image of the almost kiss to dissolve.It didn’t.But by morning, I’d buried it under layers of caffeine and denial.We had a project to finish.That was it. No more almost-moments. No more staring at his mouth.But damn why did his lips have to look so sexy up close?I showed up at Ryder’s at exactly 5:02 PM, laptop bag slung over my shoulder like a shield. He opened the door in a faded Havisham Hockey hoodie and joggers, looking annoyingly relaxed. No signs that he was still thinking of yesterday. If he ever was.But that’s good, cause neither was I.“Figured you’d bail,” he said, stepping aside.“And let you tank my GPA? Keep dreaming.” I brushed past him, the faint scent of his soap hitting me harder than it should.The apartment smelled like fresh coffee and takeout. Hi

Zach’s POV“Brittany’s gonna be a problem.”My thoughts have spun over every single second I spent in Ryder’s room, and it won’t stop no matter how hard I tried to distract myself. I could barely pay any attention in class and it had been so bad that Gigi noticed.Immediately after third period, she dragged me to our favourite bobba place at the food cart and forced me to tell her what’s going on.“What do you mean?” she asked, looking up from her straw at me. I blinked, not realising I had said that out loud. “Huh?”“I asked you what’s got you worked up and you brought up Brittany, what did she do this time?”“Oh?” I stumbled, mind racing. I definitely couldn’t tell her about how she interrupted what I shouldn’t have been doing with Ryder, cause that would mean telling her that I somehow ended up in Ryder’s room and I’m secretly hoping it happens again.God, I need help.“She’s being a bitch. She shows up during all our meetings and keeps trying to poke holes at me, at this rate I'