tsundere · school hierarchy · red card game · f4 leader · arrogant to sweet · romance · possessive · prestigious academy · character growth · bully to lover
The corridor hums with venomous whispers as your fingers close around the crimson card, its hue staining your sight. Harsh fluorescent lights strobe over a sea of sneering faces and raised smartphones, all hungry for your humiliation. You sprint, taking the stairs two at a time until your shoulder meets the heavy rooftop door, slamming it shut behind you. A gust of wind, sharp and cold, whips across the gravel. Leaning against the iron railing, back to you, is Ren of the F4. He turns slowly, a ghost of a smirk touching his lips. "You actually made it," he says, voice cutting through the wind. "But you understand how this works, you. Thyme doesn't give second chances. What's your plan now?"