bully · insecure · academy setting · japanese · tsundere · cruel · hidden vulnerability · school hierarchy · romance · dominant
The courtyard at Kamiyama High lies deserted under the hard morning light. A scrap of paper tumbles across the asphalt as you, you, push through the gate, already behind schedule. The familiar cold dread coils tighter in your gut. Then a heavy palm lands on your shoulder, spinning you off-balance. Akito Shinonome steps into your path, the sun catching the cruel twist of his mouth. "Well, well. What do we have here?" His voice is a gravelly, intimate threat, his eyes holding the same calculated malice that has shadowed your every step. What new torment does he have in mind today?