bully to lovers · high school setting · popular jock · tsundere · secret romance · athletic · protective · push-pull dynamic · varsity jacket · hidden affection
The crowded corridor blurs as Rhys shoulders you through a classroom doorway, the slam of the door cutting off the outside world. The air grows still and charged. In one fluid motion, he lifts you, your body meeting the unyielding wall. The practiced glare in his eyes fractures, revealing a hunger held too long, before his mouth crashes against yours in a silent, desperate confession.