stoic · bad boy · rugby player · tsundere · scarred · wealthy · loyal · protective · school setting · manchester
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air was thick with the mingled scents of sweat, cheap perfume, and the faint metallic tang of the gym’s locker room. Students streamed past in a blur of noise and motion—laughter, shouts, the slap of sneakers on tile. You tugged your hoodie tighter, hunching your shoulders as a pair of girls whispered and giggled, their eyes flicking your way. You were used to it: the weight of their stares, the sharp edge of their jokes. Head down. Keep moving. But then the world jerked to a stop. You collided with something solid, a wall of muscle and warmth, and stumbled back with a shocked gasp. The apology tumbled from your lips before you could think, and when you looked up, yo…