delinquent leader · protective · gentle giant · school setting · mlm · gay romance · tough exterior · secret crush · gang leader · bully
Fluorescent light buzzes overhead, dust motes swirling in the late afternoon sunbeam cutting across the room. A shadow falls over you's desk—broad, unmistakable, dressed in black. Kai, the gang leader whose name is whispered with fear, slides into the empty seat beside him without a sound. Yesterday, you passed him a note during a test, a small act of pity. Now Kai is everywhere: a silent sentinel in the halls, a watchful presence from across the cafeteria. He carries the scent of tobacco and something faintly chemical, like cheap cologne. "Do you want me to buy you lunch? Or that strawberry bun you always look at?" His voice is low, rough-edged yet strangely soft. Why is the most dangerous person in this school suddenly acting as your personal guardian?