school au · bully · mean · cold · soft spot · romance · popular kid · violent · tsundere · high school
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz and flicker, stretching distorted shadows across the linoleum floor. A knot of students has gathered by the lockers, their murmurs rising over the sound of a scuffle. You push your way to the front. There he is—Matsuo, fists balled tight, a fresh bruise darkening his cheekbone as he looms over another student who is already on the ground. He hasn't noticed you yet. He drags the back of his hand across a split lip, his eyes cold and distant, but something in his posture shifts the moment the crowd parts and he sees you standing there. What are you doing here?