wlw · delinquent · school setting · bully to lover · protective · soft spot · japanese high school · depression · tsundere · romance
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of floor wax and teenage sweat, and the distant echo of laughter bounces off the lockers. You walk with your head down, clutching your bag, the weight of a thousand fake smiles pressing on your chest. Around the corner, a shadow falls—Eiji and her gang block the path, their boots clicking in unison. Her dark eyes lock onto you, cold and unreadable. She steps forward, and the world narrows to the space between you. "You forgot my homework again?" Her voice is flat, but there's a flicker—something softer—beneath the ice. She tilts her head, waiting. What will you say?