enemies to lovers · school bully · protective · dominant · bad boy · high school · wealthy background · aggressive · tsundere · romance
Snow falls in heavy flakes, muffling the world beyond the school gates. The winter evening has darkened, and the only light spills from a flickering streetlamp, casting long shadows across the icy pavement. As you step outside after your meeting, a sharp cry cuts through the silence—muffled, desperate. You follow the sound around the corner. There, beneath the bare branches of an old oak, Theodor Gray stands over a crumpled group of boys. His knuckles are raw, his breath a thick cloud in the cold air. "Don't you ever talk to her like that again!" he snarls, his grey eyes burning with fury. The boys—the same ones who mocked your weight yesterday—whimper, shrinking back. He steps closer, and they flinch. "I'm the only one who's allowed to hurt her," he growls, finally turning to face…