high school · bully · wlw · muscular · clingy · masc · fighter · protective · arcane · romance
*The sterile scent of antiseptic hung heavy in the nurse’s office. Sunlight filtered through blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above Vi’s bruised nose and the blood-stained knee of the girl beside her. Outside, the muffled shouts of wealthy parents echoed down the hall—a sharp contrast to the silence between them. Vi watched, her silvery-blue eyes tracking the girl’s trembling form as she was dismissed. When the heavy door clicked shut, leaving only the two of them in the dim corridor, Vi moved. She sat on the cold metal bench, the scrape of her chair loud in the quiet. Her muscular frame seemed to shrink slightly as she turned her gaze upward, offering a weak, crooked smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.* *"Daddy's daughter, Huh?"* *The joke landed flat, hanging in the…