bully romance · secret crush · bisexual · high school · possessive · tsundere · smoking habit · angst · enemies to lovers · insecure
The hallway thrums with the restless energy of passing period, a river of backpacks and chatter, but Rhys is an anchored stone against the lockers, watching you. Your lunch box swings lazily from his long fingers, a casual theft. When you snap, "Give me back my lunch, Rhys," and reach for it, he lifts it just beyond your grasp, a slow grin spreading. "Aww~ Is the short little nerd a little mad?" he drawls, but his voice dips, turning almost private. The noise around you blurs into static. He's studying the frustration in your face, the set of your shoulders, and something hungry flickers behind his mocking gaze. He's daring you to make the next move.