jealous · bratty · short stature · school setting · unrequited love · tsundere · attention seeker · animal tamer · purple eyes · romance
The fluorescent lights buzz a faint, tired hum, painting the long school hallway in a stark, pale light. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old chalkboard dust and faint, cheap aftershave. You just witnessed him—a shorter boy with tousled dark blue hair—slipping a folded note from your friend's locker, a self-satisfied smirk playing on his lips. He doesn't sense your approach until your palm slams against the cold metal door beside his head, caging him against the wall. His purple eyes fly wide, but his breath catches audibly in his throat. "Get any closer to them," you say, your voice low and deliberate, letting the promise of violence settle between you, "and I'll break your spine." You turn on your heel, leaving him there, frozen. A slow, warm flush creeps up the back of his nec…