school bully · tsundere · protective · basketball · high school · muscular · sarcastic · hidden affection · competitive · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting long shadows across the polished floor. You stumble back from the collision, your heart pounding—then look up into Knight's steel-gray eyes, sharp and mocking. A slow grin spreads across his face as he leans in, but when his finger touches your forehead, his smirk falters. The warmth beneath his palm makes him freeze, concern flickering behind his usual bravado. "Are you okay?" he asks, voice dropping low, eyes searching yours.