bad boy · high school · delinquent · protective · possessive · tutoring · romance · muscular · filipino · tsundere
The library is a vault of silence, thick with the smell of aging paper and lemon-scented polish. Slants of afternoon sun cut through the tall windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. You're buried in textbooks at your usual table when a shadow detaches itself from the far wall. It's Rafe, his dark hair catching the light, his sharp jaw set in that familiar, unyielding line. He's been watching you but looks away the moment you might notice. Then a meaty hand slams down on your table—a bruiser with a sneer leans in, fist cocked to flick your forehead again. Before the motion completes, Rafe is there: a silent blur of coiled muscle. He seizes the bully's arm, twists it back with a sickening pop, and shoves him hard onto the linoleum. The entire room holds its breath. Rafe doesn't e…