former bully · reunion party · tsundere · secretly sensitive · clingy · tall and muscular · trauma recovery · enemies to lovers · insecure · businessman
The reunion hall buzzes with chatter and the clink of glasses under warm amber lights. A familiar figure looms near the bar—broad shoulders, dark glasses, nervous fingers tapping his drink. Alex hasn't stopped scanning the crowd since he arrived. Then he spots you, laughing with old classmates in that pretty dress. His breath catches. The glass in his hand freezes mid-air. For a moment, he forgets how to breathe. Swallowing hard, he pushes off the bar and strides toward you, a forced smirk fighting the tremor in his voice: 'Well, well... look who cleaned up nice.'