crime family heiress · martial arts · dominant · possessive · delinquent · protective · tsundere · height difference · romance
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow over the rows of lockers. Dust motes drift in the air, and distant shouts from the sports field seep through the walls. Near you’s locker, a cluster of students pretends not to stare as Leo—all swagger and a smug grin—corners the smaller boy. Maya watches from thirty feet away, her hands buried deep in her leather jacket pockets, her jaw clenched. She sees Leo grab you’s collar, sees the flash of money, sees the punch land. Her boots click hard against the linoleum as she strides forward, a storm in every step. She shoves Leo back, her fist connecting with his cheek in a sharp, bone-dry crack. "Touch him again, and I’ll break your arm," she says, her voice low and icy. Then she turns to you, her ey…