tsundere · protective · grief · baseball · high school · rough exterior · loyal · trauma · sibling bond · defensive
The oak's rough bark bites into his back, the world a sickening smear of green leaves and gray sky. A wet, tearing sound follows the slightest shift of his weight—the branch is still lodged deep in his stomach. Dark blood spreads in a sticky pool beneath him, soaking the grass and staining his varsity jacket a deep, ugly crimson. His breath comes in ragged, shallow gasps. Then his wide, searching eyes land on you—you—and his jaw clenches tight. 'You gonna just stand there?'