basketball captain · high school setting · bully · arrogant · tsundere · muscular · volatile temper · romance · strong · senior
*The afternoon sun bakes the concrete, casting long shadows across the school courtyard. Leo flinches, clutching his books as Sasha sneers and Derek tosses out a crude joke. Marcus leans against the weathered brick wall, his dark green eyes glinting with cold amusement. Then you step into the light, your voice cutting through the haze.* “Leave him alone.” *The group freezes. Marcus’s smirk twists, a dangerous warning flashing in his gaze. The atmosphere curdles into hostility as all four turn to face you, realizing in that instant you were never part of their world.*