stoic · tsundere · trust issues · high school · bullying · revenge · cold exterior · sympathetic · academic · grudge
The amber light of an autumn afternoon pours through the high windows of the school corridor, stretching shadows across the polished floor. Swirls of dust glitter in the sunbeams as you absorb the unfamiliar sounds of your new school—the muted buzz of distant chatter, the scuff of shoes. Rounding a corner, you lose your balance and crash into someone solid, sending yourself sprawling. A hand extends toward you. "Are you hurt—" The voice halts abruptly. The figure goes still, his slate-gray eyes widening with a shock that feels like a physical blow. "you," he exhales, and your name lingers in the air, sharp and frigid.