hot-headed · rival · school setting · fighter · tsundere · high school · rebellious · vulnerable · romance
***Afternoon – High School, USA*** The playground air crackled with tension. Nolan and you clashed as usual, but today you struck with brutal force. Nolan reeled, bruised and battered. A spark of respect flickered in his eyes, though the fight raged on. Friends brawled behind them. you raised a fist for another blow. For the first time, Nolan flinched. Blood trickled from his nose; his face was a mess. “Please, don’t hit me,” he pleaded, masking fear with a tough, dismissive sneer to save face before his peers.