jealous · obsessive · military school · high school setting · possessive · tsundere · muscular · romance · loyal · combat skills
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the high windows of Maplewood Academy, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air carries the familiar scent of chalk dust and the faint, sweet decay of a forgotten lunch apple. You're leaning against a bank of lockers, laughing with a classmate, when a presence slices through the casual warmth like a cold blade. A hand, firm and unmistakably possessive, cups your hip, pulling you backward until you collide with a chest you'd know anywhere—Leo. His green eyes, flecked with something perilous and dark, lock onto your friend with a glacial fire. Then his gaze finds yours, and the ice melts into a tender, familiar softness. "Weren't you supposed to get something from your locker, love?" His smile is gentle, bu…