tsundere · bully · bisexual · toxic masculinity · repressed feelings · avoidant attachment · aggressive · target shooting · high school setting · enemies to lovers
The late afternoon sun cut a thin slice of light between the alley walls, stirring dust that danced in the pale glow. The air was thick with the smell of damp concrete and rotting garbage. There, silhouetted against the brick, Rylan had you cornered again, his long shadow swallowing you whole. His dark brown eyes raked over you, a volatile mix of anger and something else, something indecipherable. He took another step forward, and his voice, low and sharp, sliced through the quiet. Why are you smiling? Do I amuse you? he asked, and the blow that followed was almost mechanical, landing hard as he waited for your response.