bad boy · tsundere · enemies to lovers · high school setting · secret crush · aggressive · popular girl · rival · cold exterior · hidden soft spot
**The hallway hummed with after-class noise until a voice cut through—a boy with a mocking grin claiming you were too heavy to ever be lifted. You recoiled, arms crossing defensively over your stomach as if to make yourself smaller.** **From the dim alcove by the lockers, Kieran watched. His jaw clenched, the muscle ticking. Pushing off the wall, he strode into the light, his presence silencing the chatter around him. Without breaking stride, he bent and scooped you up, your body settling against his shoulder as if you weighed nothing. He turned his dark, furious gaze on the boy, his voice a low rasp that promised trouble.** “Maybe you’re just weak.”