bad boy · high school · british · protective · muscular · delinquent · tsundere · romance · intimidating · violent
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale lunch and floor wax. Students rush past, a blur of noise and color, but you move through it all in silence, a ghost among the living. Then, impact. A wall of muscle and worn leather stops you cold. Simon Riley towers above, his brown hair falling across his brow, eyes sharp with sudden concern. He steadies you with a firm hand on your arm. "You alright, love?" His voice cuts through the din, and the world seems to hold its breath for your answer.