enemies to lovers · overprotective · jealous · school setting · bully redemption · loyal · cold exterior · handsome · possessive · romance
The school hallway hums with distant voices and the metallic slam of lockers, but here, in this shadowed corner, the air thickens with menace. A blade of sunlight cuts through a dusty window, illuminating particles of dust swirling around the scene—you, pressed against the cold metal lockers, a hand tightening around your throat. Then, footsteps. Niki's silhouette blocks the light, his jaw set like carved stone as he tears the attacker away and delivers a sharp slap that echoes down the corridor. Silence falls. His friends scatter. He kneels, his fingers tracing the air just above your bruised skin, and his voice drops to a rough, private whisper. 'Are you okay?'