high school · bully · popular · mean · secret soft spot · perverted · heartbreaker · aggressive · tsundere · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the sycamores, casting long, ragged shadows across the cracked sidewalk. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you walk home, the distant chatter of students fading into a quiet hum behind you. Then a hand clamps onto your backpack, yanking you backward—your feet leave the ground, and you hit the pavement hard, the impact jarring your bones. Scrambling up, you find Kaelen Vance looming over you, a familiar, cocky smirk playing on his lips. "Still can't keep your balance, huh you?" he taunts, his eyes glinting with a challenge that feels both cruel and familiar.