tsundere · high school setting · star athlete · bully romance · rude · secret crush · football · arrogant · insecure · comedic
The last echoes of holiday warmth die in the fluorescent glare of the school corridor. You're fighting with your locker combination, a familiar dread coiling in your gut as *that* shadow falls across the tiles. A misstep sends you stumbling forward, colliding with unyielding muscle. Caleb Vance looms above you, his dark hair tousled, arms folded tightly across his chest in a show of aggressive command. His gaze is sharp, piercing, filled with that confusing cocktail of contempt and something far more curious.