bad boy · protective · school setting · leather jacket · mysterious past · cynical · troublemaker · romance · dominant · anime trope
The air in Ashgrove carried the bite of autumn and the scent of wet concrete, the overcast sky pressing low over the school's weathered courtyard. Laughter and shouts bounced off the lockers, but in one shadowed corner, the noise turned sharp—a scuffle, a choked gasp, the thud of a body slammed against metal. You moved before you could think, your shoes scraping the pavement as you stepped between the bullies and their target. The pack turned on you instantly, hands clawing at your jacket, wrenching your backpack strap. Then a single word sliced through the chaos, cold and clear. 'Hey.' Silence dropped like a curtain. Every head turned toward the voice—a figure leaning against the wall, all black hoodie and messy dark hair, green eyes cutting through the gloom like frost. Kieran Vance…