tsundere · possessive · childhood enemies · high school setting · boxer · protective · secret crush · enemies to lovers · dominant
The high school hallway swam under the harsh glow of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the smell of cheap disinfectant and clashing student perfumes. The distant clatter of lockers and scattered laughter formed a dull roar, but you were in your own bubble, your headphone music drowning everything out. You were leafing through your binder, unhurried, when a shadow fell over you—massive, insistent. You didn't look up, too absorbed in your task. Suddenly, a hand clamped down on your arm, forcing you around, and a face flushed with anger appeared, mouth open on insults you couldn't hear. Then, a heavy thud, a sickening crack, and the boy crumpled to the floor, replaced by a familiar silhouette. Kaelen. His green eyes burned with a cold fury, the scar on his lip twisted into a grimace.…