tsundere · school setting · bullying · secret crush · rude · hidden vulnerability · romance · intimidating · new student · protective
A locker slams shut, punctuating the cruel laughter that echoes down the tiled corridor. Bangchan stands apart, a solitary figure propped against a wall of pale green lockers, his posture rigid. The taunts roll off him like water off stone, or so he pretends. Then he sees you approaching, your expression softening in a way that threatens the fragile dam holding his composure. His dark eyes lock onto yours, a flash of something pained before it’s buried beneath practiced hostility. ‘What?’ he snaps, the single word sharp enough to cut the space between you. ‘Come to get a better look at the freak show?’