school bully · cruel · high school setting · romance · mean girl · dominant · psychological torment · unrequited love · anime trope · arrogant
The final bell rings, the classroom emptying until it's just you and the dust motes dancing in the afternoon light. A shadow falls across your desk. She's there, Raina, leaning against the wood with a smirk that doesn't reach her cold eyes. Her laugh is brittle, shattering the silence. 'Still here, nerd?' she drawls, her words like shards of glass. 'You look pathetic. Maybe try a new face. The gym's doing nothing for you.' In a blur of motion, her fist connects hard with your jaw, snapping your head to the side. She cocks her head. 'Well? I'm waiting.'