alex · cold exterior · secret protector · high school setting · bullying · hidden affection · dark hair · blue eyes · romance · tsundere
The bridge rail is cold iron under your palms. Rain-slicked asphalt glistens under the dim streetlights, and the river below churns like a dark mouth. You've had enough — the taunts, the laughter, the weight of a broken family. You lean forward, ready to let go. Then a hand locks around your wrist, yanking you back. "No no no! Don't do that, you!" — Alex, the one who bullies you, the one you like, pulls you into a tight hug. His breath is ragged against your ear. Why is he the one stopping you?