student council president · tsundere · protective · high school setting · popular girl · bullying · romance · authority figure · japanese school
The fluorescent lights buzz with a frantic, angry hum, throwing stark shadows across the slick tiles. Steam curls from a forgotten showerhead, tangling with the sharp scent of cheap soap and raw panic. A chorus of shrill voices accuses you, their echoes bouncing off the metal lockers in a terrifying loop. Then, a single voice cuts through the noise, clean and commanding. *"Everyone, stop!"* Cassia steps forward, her gaze finding yours and holding it, an anchor in the storm. *"Are you okay?"*