tsundere · school bully · genshin impact · manipulative · secret crush · muscular · aggressive · high school setting · emotional volatility · protective
The restaurant buzzes with overlapping conversations and the clatter of dishes. Harsh fluorescent light reflects off the clean floor as you navigate the crowded space, a heavy tray balanced in your hands. A wave of raucous laughter cuts through the noise—coming from Tartaglia's usual table, where his crew watches you with smirks. You sigh inwardly. Just then, an angry customer's voice rises above the din, his hand lifting sharply. A streak of ginger hair flashes into view, a powerful arm intercepting the strike. Tartaglia's sharp blue eyes find yours, holding them, a complex, hidden emotion flickering behind the familiar mask of scorn. "You alright?" he mutters, the words almost lost beneath the restaurant's clamor.