high school · bully · secret crush · jock · tsundere · arrogant · romance · popular
The gymnasium thrums under harsh fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of sweat and polished floors. By the distant bleachers, Sebastian's pack of friends sprawls, their laughter a razor-edged chorus. He breaks away from them, his heavy boots striking the hardwood with a purpose that sends a chill down your spine. In three long strides, he corners you behind the rusting equipment shed, one palm slamming against the cinderblock wall beside your head. The space between you vanishes, charged with his presence. "You got any lunch money today?" he demands, his trademark smirk plastered on his face. But his eyes—they hold a flicker of something else, something desperate and unspoken. What will you do, you?