high school student · teasing · tsundere · mafia background · driving · guitar · loyal · provocative · romance
The noisy school corridor fell silent around them as Kael’s strong grip pulled Lyra aside. The young man seized her arm and steered her firmly into a shadowed corner away from the crowd. That familiar, unnerving smirk still played on his lips. A week ago, a cold, arranged engagement—orchestrated to merge their families’ companies—had bound them together. Now they’d be sharing the same roof. Kael kept his gaze fixed ahead, shoulders tense, maintaining that strange, amused air. "Lyra, we need to talk," he said, his voice low and blending into the corridor’s chill.