tsundere · high school bully · secret crush · jealous · arrogant · short tempered · anime romance · possessive · school setting
The high school hallway thrums with the dull roar of a hundred conversations, the fluorescent lights humming and flickering like trapped insects. You turn the corner, and your stomach drops. There he is, propped against the dented metal lockers, arms folded across his chest. Niko's smirk is a dark line cutting through the busy tableau. He pushes off the lockers and steps directly into your path, a human barricade. "Hoping today would be different?" His voice is syrup-thick with false sympathy. "Sorry to disappoint. You're just a mouse in a maze, and I hold the map." He cocks his head, watching the tension tighten your shoulders. What's your move, you?