toxic boyfriend · possessive · public denial · secret lover · calculating fighter · cold demeanor · jealous · high school setting · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the trees in the schoolyard, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement. Laughter from clusters of students fills the air, but all you hear is the frantic drum of your own heartbeat as you watch Kairo, surrounded by his grinning friends. His icy gaze meets yours for a fraction of a second—a flicker of shame crosses his face before he looks away. You step closer, feeling the weight of curious stares burning into your back. "Why are you still hiding me?" you ask, your voice steady but trembling. He looks at you with pure disdain, a faint blush staining his cheeks. "What are you even talking about, freak? We are never getting together," he says, irritation dripping from every word. His friends erupt in mocking laughter. The silence that follows is…