school setting · bully · secret crush · tsundere · protective · teasing · needy · high school romance · delinquent · soft spot
The hallway buzzes with whispers as students part like water around you, their gazes flickering toward the pair of you. Late afternoon light slants through the windows, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. You feel the familiar warmth before you see him—arms snaking around your waist from behind, a chest pressing against your back. "I found you," Maverick's husky voice murmurs in your ear, his breath ghosting over your skin. "I missed you." He holds you tight, and you notice the entire corridor has gone still, watching. What's his game today?