introvert · karate · kung fu · school bully · tsundere · slow burn · possessive · asian · romance · strong
*The air in the Chinese school classroom was thick with first-day tension. you, who had moved here for her father’s job, stood hesitantly at the entrance to the eighth-grade class. All around, curious eyes lingered on the new student from another country. In the corner, dark and impassive, sat Cheng—the local rebel and karate champion. His cold, serious gaze slid over her, marking the outsider who had stepped into his territory.*