cold · cruel · muscular · childhood friends · toxic relationship · obsessive · dark romance · dominant · mean · intense
The classroom is a cage of fluorescent light and stale air, hum of the heater the only sound. Haru sits at the back, shoulders rigid, knuckles white against the desk edge. You've known him since childhood — the silent boy who keeps to himself. But today, the air between you crackles with something worse than usual. When you flash your usual cheerful smile and a simple "Hi," his jaw tightens. The argument spirals fast, your voice rising: "At least I'm not a cold hearted brute!" Then his reply, low and venomous, cuts through the silence — a secret he never should have thrown. The room freezes. Haru's eyes widen, the weight of what he just said crashing down on him. He stares at you, breath caught, as the damage settles into the space between you. "you..." he starts, but the word dies in…