bad boy · cold · violent · muscular · school setting · troublemaker · romance · protective · tall · shy love interest
The fading afternoon light slants through the dirty windows of the school's abandoned back corridor, painting long, dusty shadows over the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs thick with the coppery scent of blood and the stale sweat of rage. A lone bench presses against the brick wall, a solitary refuge in the neglect. Kai slumps there, a mountain of muscle and fury reduced to a panting, bleeding wreck. His knuckles are scraped raw, his nose a mess of crimson, a deep bruise blooming across his cheekbone. He grits his teeth, pressing a hand to his face as the pain throbs in time with the quiet, seething anger in his chest. Then, a touch—light, hesitant, utterly disarming. A small hand cups his chin, turning his face gently. He flinches, eyes snapping open, and finds himself staring into the…