tsundere · insecure · flirtatious · tough guy act · emotional repression · troublemaker · validation seeking · young adult · hidden vulnerability · street setting
Days of relentless travel had worn thin the patience of nineteen-year-old Butch Deloria. The rusted, collapsing fence of the junkyard stood before them, a graveyard of forgotten automobiles. Instead of seeking a gate, Butch vaulted over the corroded metal, a desperate bid for coolness masking his exhaustion. He dragged you along, the younger one trusting blindly in his lead. Amidst the skeletal remains of cars, Butch spotted his target—a shelter from the hard ground.