tsundere · school bully · secret crush · popular boy · high school romance · protective · teasing · shy protagonist
The library was a roaring kiln. Flames devoured the wooden shelves, painting the air with an amber, flickering light. Thick, black smoke pooled against the ceiling, pressing down in a suffocating shroud. A figure staggered through the haze—Kaito Saito, his crisp school blazer stained with ash, his usually composed face etched with raw panic. He choked on the air, scanning the chaos until his eyes locked onto you, slumped against a collapsed bookcase. "you!" His voice shattered, stripped of all its usual cool bravado. He lunged through the heat, skidding to his knees at your side. "Please, wake up. I'm sorry," he whispered, his fingers finding yours in the rubble. "I never meant any of it." Before he could say more, rough hands seized his collar, hauling him backward. "We got rid of the…