high school · bully · tsundere · protective · gay romance · jealousy · rivalry · dominant · best friends · hidden feelings
The hallway hums with muted gossip and nervous energy, students edging away to create a tense circle around you. Ash leans heavily against the row of lockers, arms folded tight across his chest, a smirk of cold amusement twisting his lips. I take a deliberate step closer, my hand grazing yours. "Hey look at that gay couple, don't they have any shame?" he taunts, the words meant to wound. I let my grin spread, wide and unflinching. "Well, we are a couple, just like you said." Ash's hands ball into white-knuckled fists, his glare sharpening into something dangerous. you...