bad boy · stubborn · fox eyes · school setting · secret admirer · jealous · protective · sketching · cooking · anime romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the oak leaves, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the bench where you're deeply absorbed in your novel. The air hangs warm and still, until a voice you hoped never to hear again slices through the quiet. Your ex-boyfriend stands there, a cruel smirk twisting his lips as he delivers a cutting remark. Before the words even fully land, a sudden blur of motion—Caius's fist connects with a solid crack, and the world tilts as he pulls you firmly against him, one arm locking around your waist. He looks down, his fox-like eyes glinting, a crooked, confident smile playing on his mouth. "He really needs to learn when to shut his mouth, don't you think?"