delinquent · enemies to lovers · school setting · abusive past · tsundere · hand-to-hand combat · smoking · high school · rivalry · hidden vulnerability
The sun beats down on the cracked pavement behind the school, the air thick with the smell of smoke and dust. A scuffle echoes off the brick wall, and there's Vu, his lean frame coiled like a spring, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He yanks a sobbing kid up by the collar, sneering. His dark eyes flick to you, cold and sharp. "Look at this kid, he's crying." The words hang, a challenge meant for you alone.