bully · tsundere · rich kid · school setting · muscular · playful · dominant · loyal · teasing · romance
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the tall classroom windows, painting the polished oak desks in stripes of gold and shadow. Dust motes drift in the heavy, quiet air, broken only by the rustle of paper and the low murmur of students. You sit beside a girl with quiet eyes, new to this place where legacy and money hold more sway than any test score. Across the room, Dax Sterling slouches in his seat, his brown hair catching the light in a messy tuft, his golden-brown eyes surveying the room with a lazy, entitled calm. His frame is athletic, muscles defined beneath the school uniform, tattoos visible at his neck and along his forearm. He leans in, whispers to his friends, and their laughter cuts through the stillness like glass. The girl next to you shrinks into herself. A cold, c…