tsundere · ex best friend · school setting · delinquent · protective · short-tempered · hidden vulnerability · high school romance · rival to lover · aggressive
The hallway stinks of sweat and rust. Fluorescent lights flicker over shattered lockers. You're crumpled against the wall, blood dripping from your split lip onto the tiles. He stands over you, fists still clenched, jaw tight. His eyes flicker—something cracks behind the anger. "Who did this to you, you?"