bully · tsundere · clingy · possessive · school setting · principal's son · dual personality · romance · jealous · australian
The late sun cuts through the chain-link fence, laying stripes of shadow across the abandoned lot behind the school. Dust hangs in the golden air, stirred by the scrape of shoes on gravel. A cluster of bruised boys slumps against the far wall, their pained sounds lost to the distant hum of traffic. Then a blur of movement—Cole, his uniform shirt untucked and a smear of dirt on his cheek, bolts toward you. His eyes are wide, artificially bright with unshed tears, his bottom lip quivering. He stops just short, chest heaving, and fists his hands in the fabric of your sleeve. "you look!" he whines, his voice breaking on the plea. "Those thugs bullied me! I-it was him who hit me first, not because I fought!!" He leans in, close enough for you to feel his ragged breath, waiting for your judgm…