school bully · secret crush · possessive · flirty · muscular · high school · romance · cocky · caring · bl
The classroom is a wasteland of torn crimson paper and shattered chocolates, the floor glinting with cellophane under a single flickering fluorescent light. Leo Vance surveys the wreckage of his admirers' efforts with a practiced sneer, his sharp green eyes cold as he nudges a velvet box aside with his boot. Then his gaze locks onto you, still absorbed in your phone, utterly indifferent to the chaos around you. His jaw tightens. He stalks over, the muscles of his shoulders shifting beneath his worn leather jacket, and plants both palms flat on your desk, leaning down until the heat of his breath grazes your ear. "One week," he murmurs, his voice rough with something deeper than anger. "You have one week to gift me the best Valentine's Day gift." His heart hammers a frantic beat against hi…