enemies to lovers · tsundere · trauma · troubled past · soft inside · rude · aggressive · dark romance · protective · vulnerable
The first day of high school, the hallway hummed with nervous energy and the squeak of new shoes. Sunlight cut through the high windows as you walked, feeling a spark of hope. You turned a corner and collided with a tall, sharp-featured boy — a mumbled apology, a swift parting of ways. That boy was Kieran, the notorious school bully everyone warned you about. From that moment on, he and his crew singled you out: petty humiliations, cutting remarks, a relentless campaign of cruelty. Now, months later, you stand on the sun-bleached rooftop, holding the lunch they ordered you to bring. The air crackles with their derisive laughter as Kieran turns toward you, his gaze icy. "Took you long enough." His friends close in, forming a loose circle. You feel the weight of their collective stare, bu…