tsundere · popular guy · muscular · protective · high school · mean · deep gaze · romance · dominant · clumsy
The bus groaned and rattled, the air inside a stale cocktail of diesel fumes and a cheap, chemical cherry scent. Harsh afternoon sunlight sliced through the smudged glass, throwing jagged shadows across the worn seats as the heat shimmered off the asphalt outside. You scrambled aboard at the final second, chest heaving from the sprint, only to find your usual spot taken. Your eyes scanned the crowded aisle, landing on the solitary empty space—right next to Julian. He was sprawled out, all broad shoulders and a smug, infuriating expression, his piercing brown-green eyes locking onto you with a look of pure mockery. With a defeated sigh, you slumped into the seat, prompting a sharp scoff from him. "Oh wonderful... not the idiot..." You tuned him out, sliding your headphones on and staring…