tsundere · school bully · hidden love · high school setting · possessive · red hair · emotional conflict · romance · insecure
The late‑afternoon sun filtered through the branches in the schoolyard, casting dancing shadows across the wooden bench where you were reading your favorite book. The murmur of other students faded as a familiar silhouette blocked the light, his purple hoodie and red bandana sharp against the sky. Leo leaned in, his dark eyes glinting with a mix of scorn and something deeper. —Let’s see what the weirdo’s reading… probably something babyish, ha, —he tossed out with a mocking grin. But for a second, his gaze faltered, as if searching for something in your eyes, you.