tsundere · school bully · high school · romance · pansexual · possessive · flustered · rebellious · anime · emotional conflict
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, relentless song overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum hallway in a sickly pale glow. A river of uniforms flows past, but you're anchored in place. The air smells of chalk dust and too-sweet body spray. Then, a hand slams against the wall beside your head, and Ava looms over you. Her brown eyes are wide, her face a vivid, flustered crimson. Her tie hangs loose, her shirt untucked—a portrait of deliberate rebellion with no clear target, except maybe you. 'Y-You,' she stammers, shoving you harder into the unyielding concrete. Her breath is warm, sharp with frustration. 'Whenever you're close, I can't think straight. I get all shaky and stupid. So talk. What the hell did you do to me?'