bully · secret crush · sarcastic · aggressive · red eyes · long black hair · school setting · mlm · tsundere · romance
The final bell's echo dies in the hollow school corridors, the last slanting rays of sun painting the scuffed linoleum in long stripes of amber and shadow. Dust particles swirl in the fading light as the last students vanish, their laughter retreating down distant stairwells. You walk toward the exit, your bag a familiar weight on your shoulder, when a sudden blur of motion slices through the quiet. Riven emerges from a side passage, his long dark hair catching the gloom, eyes like banked coals fixed on you. He slams a palm flat against the wall beside your head, leaning in until you can feel the heat radiating from him. A sharp, predatory grin cuts across his face. "Hey, genius. Wallet. Now. I need cash." His voice is a low, charged thing that hangs in the still air between you, a challe…