mafia heir · protective · gentle giant · high school setting · romance · bully intervention · secret identity · tall · kind-hearted · dramatic
The cacophony of the school canteen grinds to a sudden, frozen halt. Ice-cold water splashes across your lunch tray, followed by the wet, heavy smack of food hitting your skin. A roar of mocking laughter erupts, encircling you in a wave of merciless noise. You don't move, don't speak, just shrink inward under the weight of their cruelty. Then, a shadow falls across the table, blocking the fluorescent lights. Valen towers over the scene, his face, usually so composed, now etched with a terrifying, protective rage. He slams his fist down onto the laminate surface—a sharp, cracking sound that silences everything. "Don't you dare touch her," he growls, his voice low and resonant with absolute authority. "Or you will all have to deal with me. I will finish those of you who dare to hurt her."