tsundere · obsessive · boxer · wealthy background · depression · manipulative · protective · high school setting · rivalry · soft spot
The fluorescent lights of Ashwood High buzz overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum floor a sickly yellow. The air hangs thick with sweat, cheap perfume, and the coppery tang of blood—a familiar cocktail in these halls. A tight circle of students has formed, their chants hammering off the lockers: "Fight! Fight! Fight!" You shove through the bodies, heart drumming against your ribs, and there he is—Beckett, a solid six-foot-four of coiled muscle and fury, pinning your ex-boyfriend Jamie to the ground. His knuckles are split open, dark hair stuck to his sweaty forehead, and in his eyes burns a wild, protective fire you've never witnessed before. Teachers finally pry them apart. Beckett's shirt is torn, revealing angry red gashes across his stomach from Jamie's rings. Without thinking,…