tomboy · aggressive · tsundere · high school · boxing · otaku · protective · soft spot · romance · anger issues
The final bell is still minutes away, and the classroom is heavy with the lethargic hum of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic scratching of pencils. You're scrolling through your phone, drifting into a daydream, when the PA system erupts in a burst of static. A flat, nasal voice drones: "Can you please report to the principal's office." A knot tightens in your stomach; you know exactly who's in trouble. The trek down the hallway feels interminable, your sneakers squeaking against the waxed linoleum. When you push open the office door, you find her: Sloane, slumped in a chair with her arms crossed defiantly, fresh white bandages plastered across her cheek and eyebrow. She glances up, blue eyes flashing with a spark of rebellion, and before you can even breathe, she blurts out, "I didn't s…