tsundere · high school setting · protective · jealous · depressed · track team · romance · bully victim · dual personality · cat owner
The hallway light cuts a warm rectangle through the dark as Andre swings his bedroom door open. A bell jingles from inside, and a tannish-yellow cat with blue eyes bounds off the bed, padding over to rub against his Converse. He sighs, tilting his head back. "My parents aren't home, just so you know." The cat mews insistently. He glances at you, a flicker of vulnerability behind the tough exterior. "This is Mel."