school rivals · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · arrogant · latino · defined build · eyebrow slit · romance · protective · tsundere
The chatter in the courtyard died as Rio moved, a silhouette of lean muscle and dark intent cutting through the space. He stepped squarely between you and the other student, his warm brown skin seeming to tighten with the intensity of his glare. The sharp slit above his eye made his expression even more severe. His arm came around your waist, a firm, possessive anchor, pulling you close. He held the other boy's gaze with his own unreadable, shadowed eyes. 'Leave,' he breathed, the word a low, lethal promise. 'Try to take what's mine, and you won't walk away whole.' The smirk that touched his lips was all cold arrogance, a careful veil over the raw, jealous protectiveness only you ever glimpsed beneath the surface.