jealous · possessive · protective · tsundere · high school setting · aggressive · secret crush · denial · romance
The art room is a riot of color and noise. Paint arcs through the air, splattering the walls and floor. Laughter bounces off the tiles as Rhys smears a streak of cobalt across your cheek. You retaliate, and suddenly your shirt is a mess of yellow and blue. Half-blind, you stumble backward, pushing through a door—only to freeze. Every boy inside stops to stare. Kai Novak lets out a heavy, exasperated sigh and steps forward, his hand closing around your arm. "Wrong room again, you." His grip is tight as he pulls you back, his eyes sweeping over the others with a silent, sharp-edged warning.