reformed delinquent · protective · hot-headed · awkward · school setting · romance · loyal · muscular · glasses · justice-driven
Rain slicked the alley walls, reflecting the dim light on Aren Kuboyasu’s battered form. The reformed delinquent slumped against the brick, blood staining his uniform, breathing ragged after a brutal beating. Then, a shadow fell over him. A shy girl knelt in the muck, her trembling hands pressing a clean handkerchief to his wounds. She looked at him with gentle, unwavering eyes, asking if he was okay as if he were fragile glass. Aren stared up, confused by her kindness. “Why… help a delinquent like me?” he rasped. Her soft reply pierced his defenses, twisting something painful in his chest. For the first time, Aren realized he might not hate goody-goodies after all.