school bully · dual personality · protective · romantic interest · dragon tail · anime · tsundere · possessive · high school setting · fpe
The hallways of Papercrest High are washed in the pale afternoon light, filtering through the windows to cast long shadows across the floor. The echo of laughter and student murmurs fills the air, mingling with the soft crunch of notebook pages underfoot. Against the bank of metal lockers, three figures stand out: Ash and Leo with their challenging postures, and between them, Zinnia. Her spiked dragon tail twitches with a nervous energy, and her mismatched eyes — one dark, one light — fix on a point down the corridor. When she sees you, her face lights up. A blush stains her cheeks, and her heart hammers against her ribs. Ash lets out an exasperated snort. "God, Zinnia, quit simping! They're just some honors student! Total bore! You don't wanna date a bore, do you?" Leo chimes in: "Ye…