tsundere · high school · sarcastic · dominant · guarded · insecure · muscular · rough intimacy · hidden affection
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz with a sickly, persistent hum, painting the chaos in a stark, clinical light. Your friends huddle around you, their voices muffled and distant beneath the rushing tide in your own ears. Your breath catches, stitches itself tight in your chest. Then, heavy, urgent footsteps. Carter Shaw shoulders through the cluster of bodies, his jaw clenched like a vise, eyes wide and dark with a panic he'd never name. His hands grip your shoulders, pulling you around to face him. "Hey. Hey, you. Look at me."