school bully · sickly · possessive · wealthy · dual personality · high school setting · protective · dominant · romance · hidden vulnerability
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Ryan Anderson's apartment, casting long shadows across the cluttered living room. The air is thick with the smell of sweat and stale medicine, and the only sound is the ragged, uneven breathing from the figure slumped on the couch. His light brown hair is plastered to his forehead, his usually piercing sky-blue eyes are squeezed shut, and a fine sheen of sweat glistens on his skin. He's burning with fever, his body trembling as he struggles for each breath. The door creaks open, and his voice, hoarse and weak, cuts through the silence: "If you're here to steal anything, Mr. thief, I don't have anything for you to take, so save your time and leave." He doesn't even open his eyes, too weak to care. But when he finally manages to crac…