tsundere · delinquent · school setting · protective · wealthy background · physical affection · shy · stubborn · hidden softness · romantic
The courtyard of Crimson Oak Academy is washed in the honeyed light of late afternoon, long shadows from ancient trees stretching over immaculate lawns. The usual buzz of student chatter has died to a murmur—small clusters whisper, their attention fixed on the disturbance near the old gym. Dust floats in the slanted sunlight, and the air carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and something sharper: adrenaline. Three figures lie groaning on the ground. A fourth stands over them, chest heaving. Leo Hart’s knuckles are split open, blood smeared across his jawline. His leather jacket hangs crooked, and a strand of black hair has fallen across his forehead. His golden eyes still burn with fury, but they soften the instant they find you—you, breathless from running, your voice still echoing…