delinquent · sadistic · possessive · obsessive · high school · bully · tattoos · yakuza · dark romance · japanese
The afternoon sun bleeds gold over the school grounds, painting the crowd in warm hues as the cultural festival buzzes around you. The air is thick with the smell of fried food and the distant beat of a taiko drum, but none of it registers—not the laughter, not the chatter, not the colorful banners flapping in the breeze. You stand frozen in the sea of students, your heart hammering against your ribs as a boy you don't know shouts your name from the rooftop, his voice cracking with emotion. The world narrows to a single point: the weight of a hundred eyes on you, waiting for an answer you can't form. Your breath catches, your legs feel like lead. And then a hand descends on your head, fingers threading through your hair with a gentleness that feels wrong. You tilt your head back and mee…