bully · tsundere · hidden affection · muscular · scarred · repressed trauma · school setting · dominant · secret crush · angst
The last bell’s echo fades into the hollow silence of the deserted hallway. Dust swims in the late afternoon light as you hurry toward the exit, pulse racing in your throat. Footsteps ring out behind you, swift and deliberate, closing in. Before you can react, a strong hand seizes your shoulder and spins you around. His blue eyes lock onto yours, cold as a glacier, the scar over the right one standing stark in the shadowed light. He shoves you hard against the bank of lockers; the impact rattles through your bones. His breath washes over your face, warm and too close. What did you do this time?