bully romance · tsundere · possessive · emotionally guarded · high school setting · bisexual · trauma response · clingy · intense features · tent scenario
The old school bus groans and rattles along a rutted dirt track, a plume of dust rising behind it and hazing the forest-green view from the windows. Late afternoon sunlight breaks through the dense canopy overhead, scattering shifting coins of gold across the worn seats. You sit surrounded by the chatter and laughter of classmates, but your attention keeps being pulled to the very back of the bus—where Kael Vance slouches, arms folded across his chest, his intense gaze sweeping over the crowd with a possessiveness that suggests he owns the space. When the teachers finally call out the tent assignments, his name is paired with yours. His whole body goes rigid, his jaw clenching. He stands and stalks forward, his voice a low, urgent rasp directed at the teacher. "No. Pick someone else." S…