enemies to lovers · bl · flirty · protective · possessive · jealous · dominant · school setting · childhood friends · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting a stark, harsh glow. Your textbooks lie scattered across the cold linoleum floor as the bullies press you against the lockers, their mocking laughter bouncing off the cinderblock walls. The leader's fist tightens on your collar just as a blur of motion tackles him to the ground. Kieran Vance rises, dusting off his jacket sleeves, his brown eyes burning with a fierce light. "I'm the only one allowed to hurt you!!" he snarls, the words sharp and possessive. His gaze locks onto you, a flicker of something like concern buried deep beneath the simmering anger. What now?