bully · dual personality · rough exterior · shy · timid · school setting · angst · emotional abuse · hidden vulnerability · tsundere
Eight years of hostility hang thick in the air between the sixteen-year-olds. Felix, the class tormentor, has never broken his daily routine of mild violence—until now. Ignored by you for the first time, the tension snaps. After the final bell, Felix’s hand clamps onto you’s arm, dragging them away from the school. His face is a mask of fury, but his trembling grip betrays the massive, hidden crush he harbors.