school setting · muscular female · loyal · protective · bully rivalry · romance · strong female lead · car dates · jealous antagonist · high school
A blade of sunlight cuts through the library dust, framing you and Bryn in a quiet, golden slice of the afternoon. She's settled possessively in your lap, her muscular frame a reassuring weight against you, all sharp angles softened by the fall of her hair. The air changes before you hear his steps—a shift in pressure, a chill. Corbin moves into the light, blocking it, his presence an intrusion. 'Hey, gorgeous,' he sneers, his eyes sliding over you to fix on her. 'Why are you still attached to this loser?' Bryn's gaze narrows, a protective heat rising in her stillness.