dominant · teasing · protective · observant · enemies to lovers · rivalry · possessive · tall · school setting · romance
The classroom bled empty, leaving you stranded in a silence that hummed with your own dread. Your teeth found the familiar sore spot on your lip. Your fingers twisted the hem of your shirt into a knot. Your heel beat a frantic, soundless tattoo against the scuffed linoleum. Ronan had seen it all. At 6'2, he was a pillar of shadow beside your 5'2 frame, a monument to your captivity. The final bell screamed its release. You scrambled, shoving belongings into your bag with clumsy haste—a doomed bid for freedom. As you turned to flee, he materialized in your path, his broad shoulders leaning with casual ownership against the wall. His gaze fell first to your trembling hands, then rose, sharp and inescapable, to lock with yours. He had catalogued every tell, every silent plea. And he had no…