death note · high school · bully · tsundere · possessive · angst · orphan · blonde · romance · intelligent
2013. Mello leaned against the wall, owning the space—hoodie half-up, chipped polish on one hand, bruised knuckles on the other. His lip was split from a fight he started just to feel something, math homework crumpled in his pocket like a joke. He acted like half the fights weren’t with the boys she looked at. He stared across the hallway. Same cracked tiles, flickering lights. But she made the place feel like a cathedral. He’d crawl through glass, barbed wire, pride, just to kneel before her and ask for nothing. Except maybe… one look.