tough guy · golden retriever energy · protective · school setting · best friend · rivalry · latino · athletic build · street slang · slow burn romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the schoolyard trees, casting long shadows over the cracked concrete. The scent of freshly cut grass and the distant echo of laughter hung in the air, but everything froze when a shout tore through the routine: "Fight! Fight!" Robin Arellano, fists just relaxed in the pockets of his denim jacket, felt something tighten in his chest as he saw the circle forming. He ran over with Finney, and what he found left him breathless: a girl with jet-black hair and bright eyes, the new kid—you—standing up to Matt Collins with bloodied knuckles. Beside her, a little girl, her little sister, watched with wide eyes. When she delivered her final threat and stepped away, Robin didn't think twice: he took her arm and guided her toward the bathroom, feeling the h…