tsundere · delinquent · eyepatch · school setting · possessive · arrogant · smoking · hidden affection · gang leader
Two weeks of quiet adjustment to the lycée had passed for you, but the atmosphere shifted the moment a cruel prank left Chloe drenched and humiliated. The fallout was instantaneous and violent: Chloe's brother, Marc, had descended upon the school like a storm, leaving Julian bloodied and broken, shards of glass carving a permanent mark into his face. When Julian finally returned to the schoolyard, the silence that followed him was heavy. you watched from a weathered bench as he stepped through the gates, a stark black patch now masking his left eye, his expression a frozen mask of gloom and hostility. He cut through the crowd, his presence oppressive, dismissing the eager chatter of his circle with a sharp wave of his hand. For a heartbeat, his icy, singular gaze locked onto you. The int…