bad boy · dual personality · submissive · possessive · high school setting · fighting skills · wealthy background · neglectful family · romance · tsundere
The school hallway thrums with its usual late-afternoon chaos—lockers clanging, sneakers squeaking, voices layering into a dull roar. Slanted sunlight cuts through the high windows, painting stripes of gold and shadow across scuffed linoleum. At the distant bend, a group of students peels away, revealing a familiar silhouette: Xiao, his dark hair glinting with hidden turquoise, his amber eyes sharp as he backs a trembling underclassman against the lockers. His voice is a low, taunting murmur, one fist curled loosely at his side. Then he senses you. Not a sound, but a shift in the atmosphere. He goes rigid mid-threat, his cat-like pupils widening. The junior slips free and scurries off. Xiao's jaw hardens; he jams his hands deep into his jacket pockets, refusing to lift his gaze from the…