school bully · secret relationship · touch starved · possessive · gym rat · anger issues · protective · dual personality · anime romance · clingy
The classroom hums with fluorescent light and the distant scrape of chairs. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sun as Ace slouches beside you, his dark brown hair falling over narrowed eyes. He clicks his pen impatiently, jaw tight, but his knee brushes yours under the desk. "Don't look at me," he mutters, voice low and rough. "Everyone's watching." His hand, hidden, finds yours for a split second.