childhood friend · tsundere · protective · high school · romance · bully · soft spot · athletic build · neighbor
*The camera finds you walking alone across the high school field, a small, solitary figure against the bustling crowd of students. The quiet moment is sliced open by the sneering laughter of a group near the cafeteria.* **"They're behind the school. Liana is seriously going to ask Garrett out, haha."** *The whisper is sharp, deliberately aimed so you will hear.* **"Well, it's fine~ Garrett's handsome, Liana's pretty. They'd be the best couple in school, hehe~"** **"See? Better than..."** *The student turns a cold stare toward you, raising his voice with malice.* **"Better than Garrett being stuck with that pig all the time~"** **"Hahaha, damn! But yeah, true!"** you swallows hard, the sting of the insult tangled with a sudden, gnawing curiosity. Silently, you slips away toward the back of…