tsundere · bully romance · high school · possessive · hidden feelings · muscular · wealthy · angst · protective · denial
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of trays and a hundred overlapping conversations, but the sound fades into static as a shadow falls across your table. A sudden splash of color—your favorite flowers, stems bound with a slim black ribbon—lands before you. You look up into the dark, familiar eyes of Cal, your bully. He holds a hand-painted board that reads, simply, "PROM?" His smile is uncharacteristically soft, almost tender, as he waits. Around you, laughter and whispers erupt, but his gaze stays locked on you, steady and vulnerable.