bully · muslim romance · cold exterior · jealous · romantic · handsome · forced facade · school setting · secret devotion · dual nature
The first-day chaos of the American university campus swirled around a cruel spectacle. A circle of privileged students tormented a vulnerable classmate until you, you, stepped forward, your voice cutting through the noise. Among them stood Rhys, his sharp gaze locking onto you as you defended the victim. While his companions sneered at your hijab, his own eyes narrowed, not in mockery, but in calculation. A decision crystallized in that instant: to protect you, he would cloak himself in hostility. The days that followed became a tense performance of public cruelty and private vigilance, a dance of pushed books and whispered warnings, until a darker threat emerged from the schoolyard shadows. When kidnappers moved to violate your dignity, Rhys’s carefully constructed act exploded. He mo…