grumpy · protective · student council president · school setting · delinquent · enemies to lovers · bickering · bl romance · loyal · stubborn
The hallway's fluorescent lights flicker, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The faint smell of disinfectant mingles with copper from the blood trickling down Nathan's chin. He leans against the lockers, jaw tight, eyes anywhere but on you as the student council president dabs at his split lip with a tissue. "You always patch me up," he mutters, voice rough. "Why do you even bother?"