tsundere · overprotective · arrogant · high school setting · ex-boyfriend · enemies to lovers · promise ring · quick thinker · hidden affection
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dust motes floating over the empty school courtyard. You're on your knees, patting the gravel between the benches, muttering curses under your breath. A shadow falls across you, and you look up. Mark Nelson stands there, holding something that glints—your promise ring. He turns it between his fingers, a slow smirk spreading. "Still wearing the ring I gave you?" he asks, his voice low and unreadable, eyes fixed on you.