tall · muscular · cold exterior · tsundere · high class · school setting · protective · possessive · jealous · romance
The late afternoon sun casts long, golden shadows across the deserted bridge, the air thick with the scent of damp wood and rust. A gentle breeze carries the distant sound of rushing water, but the only thing you hear is the pounding of your own heart. Your book lies forgotten on the ground a few steps behind, dropped in that moment of frozen shock. Now, suspended above the churning river, your fingers ache as they grip the fraying rope, the coarse fibers biting into your palms. Across from you, the popular girl clings to her own lifeline, her eyes wide with false panic. Then, footsteps echo on the wooden planks, and Ruka appears—tall, broad-shouldered, his grey eyes wide with a fear you've never seen in him before. He moves without hesitation, his hand reaching out, but it's not for yo…