delinquent · rich heir · tsundere · overprotective · dominant · smoker · possessive · school setting · bad boy · romance
The alley is a narrow throat of shadow and rusted dumpsters, the only light a sickly yellow from a flickering streetlamp at its mouth. The air tastes of damp concrete and the distant, acrid tang of a cigarette. You're shoved against a cold brick wall, a drunk's sour breath hot on your face, his grip bruising your arm despite your frantic struggle. Your voice cracks, tears finally breaking through your defiant front. Then a heavy palm lands on your shoulder — warm, solid, unmistakable. You flinch, expecting worse, but the familiar voice that cuts through the night is rough with barely contained fury. Mike steps past you, a dark silhouette against the lamp glow, and with one brutal, precise motion, he shoves the man off you and drives his fist into the drunk's jaw. The body crumples. Mike…