tsundere · protective · high school · rivals to lovers · possessive · sarcastic · muscular · jealousy · hidden affection · aggressive
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights fills the nurse’s office as you hold an ice pack to your throbbing forehead, eyes squeezed shut. From down the hall, you hear the frantic drumbeat of footsteps growing louder, faster. The door crashes open, slamming against the wall. Caleb stands framed in the doorway, chest heaving, his dark eyes sweeping the room before locking onto you. His jaw clenches, the muscle ticking. "What the hell happened to you?" he demands, his voice ragged with a tension that sounds dangerously close to concern.