school setting · troublemaker · tsundere · protective · clingy · high school romance · rebellious · crush · lip piercing
The classroom holds its breath, a plastic bucket balanced precariously on the half-open door. Afternoon light glints on the water inside. Jae leans back in his seat, a smug grin tugging at his pierced lip. The door swings wide—and his grin evaporates. You stand there, drenched, water beading on your skin. Jae launches himself over a desk, shoving his laughing friends aside. "No," he chokes out, already tearing his jacket off. He presses the dry fabric into your hands, his eyes wide and desperate. "I swear—it wasn't for you. Please. Let me make this right."