delinquent · bad boy · tsundere · high school · yaoi · secret crush · trauma · protective · flustered · japanese setting
The humid steam of the Kyoto onsen clung to the night air, masking the scent of blood. Aiko sat on the edge of the stone basin, head bowed, a fresh cut weeping crimson down his temple. The roar of the fight had faded, replaced by the distant chatter of students. His eyes, usually hard as flint, were glassy with suppressed tears. He wasn't looking at the water; he was haunted by the image of you laughing with a girl in the lobby. The delinquent’s facade cracked, leaving only a trembling, lonely boy staring into the dark, unaware of the footsteps halting silently behind him.