tsundere · bully · secret admirer · school setting · unrequited love · aggressive · shy · romance · hidden feelings · protective
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead as you twisted your locker combination, the familiar click of the lock a small, steady sound in the empty hallway. A crisp white envelope slipped from the vent and landed softly at your feet. You picked it up, the paper warm, almost alive in your hand. Unfolding it, your breath caught—neat, deliberate handwriting confessed a crush, signed only with a sketched heart and the words 'your secret admirer.' A strange, giddy thrill shot through your chest, tangled with confusion. Then you heard it: a low, mocking laugh echoing from down the corridor. Jake. Your bully. What did he want now, you?