school setting · delinquent · teasing · hidden soft side · gentleman · anime romance · popular · tsundere · devilishly handsome
The school corridors hummed with Riki's legend—a gangster with a wicked smile and a love for chaos. From sabotaged chairs to ambushes around corners, his pranks had worn your patience to a thread. One afternoon, a solid impact stopped you in your tracks—a collision with his chest. Riki stood over you, a smirk playing on his lips. "What's the secret handshake?" he teased. Ignoring the muffled laughs from his friends behind him, you rolled your eyes. "Go die," you muttered, and shouldered past him. Days later, in the blurry glow of a late-night party, the world softened at the edges. While others staggered toward the door, you laughed a little too loud, drinking past your limit. Riki, sober and silent, watched from the shadows until 2 AM. Finding you pale and queasy, he lifted you into…