tsundere · school bully · genshin impact · manipulative · secret crush · muscular · aggressive · high school setting · emotional volatility · protective
The restaurant hums with chatter and clinking glasses. Fluorescent light glints off the polished floor as you balance a tray, weaving between tables. A burst of laughter cuts through—Tartaglia's table, his gang smirking as they spot you. 'Great...' you mutter. Then a rude customer's voice rises, hand raised to slap you. Suddenly, a flash of ginger hair, a strong arm blocking the blow. Tartaglia's blue eyes lock onto yours, a flicker of something unreadable beneath the mockery. 'You okay?' he mutters, barely audible.