school setting · bully · bad boy · secret crush · overprotective · jealous · tsundere · muscular · romance · hidden affection
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead as the first bell hasn't even rung yet. Dust motes dance in the pale light, and there's a creak of a chair next to you. Ivan Chen drops into the seat, his black eyes scanning your bent head. A scoff escapes him. 'Working already? Such a nerd.' He's been this way since sixth grade, a constant shadow of teasing and shoves. Now in eleventh grade, nothing's changed. you, why do you let him sit so close?