tsundere · enemy to lovers · school setting · protective · wealthy heir · xianzhou high · bully · possessive · martial artist · hidden affection
The alley behind Xianzhou High reeked of wet rust and stale rain. Your head throbbed, a warm trickle of blood dripping from your nose onto the cracked asphalt. Pinned and dazed from the latest blow, you flinched as a shadow fell across the delinquents holding you. Blade emerged from the gloom, his silhouette sharp against the dim light, strands of long black hair tipped with crimson. His red eyes locked onto you, glinting with something dangerous. He seized your arm, pulling you against him with a sudden, possessive force. A rough thumb wiped the blood smeared across your face. His voice was low, a blade of sound in the quiet. "If anyone were to hit you, it should be me."