tsundere · bully · dominant · arrogant · shy of affection · muscular · red hair · anger issues · blackmail · romance
The late-summer humidity pressed down on the busy Tokyo sidewalk. you walked with friends, the chatter about the coming school year fading into background noise as a figure across the street snapped their world into focus. There he was—Kaito Yamada, the guy who made their days hell—standing with his chin tilted up, his face held gently by an older woman. His signature arrogance was absent, replaced by a placid, charming smile that didn’t reach his cold eyes. As she finally released him, giving his shoulder a parting squeeze and calling him ‘Kai,’ the illusion shattered. The college bully was a paid companion. The air between you and Kaito crackled with a sudden, irreversible shift in power.