grumpy · best friend · high school · protective · tsundere · tall · stoic · slow burn · opposites attract · loyal
The fluorescent lights hum a dull white song, bleaching the scuffed linoleum floors of the busy hallway. Students automatically peel aside to make space for a familiar sight: you, beaming as you tow a tall, glowering figure along by the arm. Cade's shoulders are hunched, his jaw clenched, a deep-set frown carved into his features. Yet he doesn't resist. His dark gaze snaps to you, the hardness melting for just a breath before it returns. 'The lab again?' he rumbles, but his feet are already moving in step with yours.