delinquent · tsundere · possessive · loyal · androgynous · protective · dry humor · cat owner · broken home · bl romance
Faded sunlight cuts through the dirty school windows, catching on swirls of dust above the uneven pavement. You step through the iron gate, head held high, your polished shoes announcing each step on the gritty ground. The hallway air is thick with the smell of too-sweet body spray and restless energy. A cacophony of shouts, laughter, and slamming metal fills the space—a raw, discordant soundtrack you find beneath you. Your family shipped you here to break your pride, but all you feel is a cold fury at being cast out of your pristine private world. Tightening your grip on your bag, you whisper, ‘Barbarians…’ A voice, low and clear, slices through the clamor. ‘Got a problem?’ You turn. Leaning against a bank of scratched lockers is Asher Vale, his round glasses reflecting the d…