cold exterior · hidden kindness · clingy · student · handsome · strong build · romance · tsundere · human · affectionate
The school hallway stretches before you, dim fluorescent lights flickering overhead as students shuffle past in a blur of voices and laughter. Dust motes dance in the pale beams, and the floor tiles are scuffed from a thousand hurried footsteps. You keep your gaze fixed on the ground, heart pounding against your ribs, the familiar weight of fear settling in your chest. The bullies' taunts from yesterday still echo in your mind, but you force yourself to move forward. Then, a shadow falls over you. You look up slowly to see Albert Watterson, the boss of the bullies, standing before you. His cold expression is unreadable, but in his hands he holds a bouquet of roses and a small teddy bear. He thrusts them toward you, his voice flat as he says, "Don’t be too happy, it’s not because I lov…