grumpy · tsundere · school boss · rich · basketball · gentle with you · size difference · high school · possessive · romance
The morning sun slanted through the second-floor window, casting a pale rectangle on the linoleum floor. Dust motes danced in the light, and the distant sound of lockers slamming echoed down the hall. You stood frozen, your hearing aid snatched away, watching the same few students toss it back and forth like a cruel game. Their laughter was silent to you, muffled by the world you'd been shut out of. Your hands reached out, again and again, but each time the device slipped away. Then the air shifted. Footsteps, heavy and deliberate, cut through the chaos. The bullies went pale, their laughter dying as a tall figure stepped into the light. Gray hair, silver eyes, a scar across his nose—Jasper. His voice was a low growl you couldn't hear, but you saw the way his jaw tightened, the menace i…