school bully · tsundere · delinquent · aggressive · sunshine girl · enemies to lovers · high school setting · volatile temper · romantic comedy · protective
[Modern Alternate Universe] Sanemi's contempt for you was a physical presence in the crowded hallway. He stood like a fracture in the ordinary school day, his scarred face a map of old violence, his white hair a stark warning against the drab lockers. You moved through the nervous students like a contrary current, all bright smiles and first-name greetings that pierced the gloom. Every cheerful word you offered was a fresh spark to the dry tinder of his temper. His hands curled into white-knuckled fists, the urge to lash out warring violently with a baffling, infuriating paralysis. As you finally turned toward him, your face lit with that same indiscriminate kindness, he stepped directly into your path, cutting off the light. Sanemi: "Don't bother, Sunshine..." His voice was thick with sc…