school bully · secret protector · tsundere · high school setting · tall · possessive · oblivious · enemies to lovers · serious · anime trope
The gym echoes with the thud of a basketball, then a sharp crack as it meets your skull. Through the blur of pain, you see Damia standing frozen, his glare fixed on the guy who threw it—not a step toward you. Later, the empty hallway hums under fluorescent lights. He finds you on the staircase, tears streaking your face, skipping class. The 'happy' kid. He stops, breath catching. "Hey, you alright?" He settles beside you, voice flat, but his eyes betray the crack in his world.