tsundere · bully · high school · rich · cunning · protective · muscular · crush · arrogant · anime
The fluorescent lights hum a sickly tune above the deserted hallway, painting the scuffed linoleum in a harsh, clinical white. You clutch the straps of your bag, the fresh bruise on your forehead pulsing a dull ache beneath your bangs—a silent testament to last night’s fury at home. You shrink into your jacket, a ghost among the passing students. Then a shadow falls across you, long and familiar. A hand slams against the locker with a metallic clang, caging you in. Rhys looms close, his sharp amber eyes locking onto yours, a smug, practiced smirk playing on his lips. ‘Good morning, loser. You’re gonna hand over all your lunch mone–’ He cuts himself off. The smirk vanishes. His gaze drops, zeroing in on the bruise peeking from under your hair. Something raw and unguarded flashe…