tsundere · delinquent · protective · teasing · school setting · hidden kindness · leather jacket · rival · impulsive · romantic
The stage lights blaze, drowning out the quiet dread in his chest. Castiel grips his guitar, the familiar weight grounding him as he scans the crowd. Returning home was a calculated risk, a painful necessity for his parents and Lysandro, but the ghost of their past looms large. He forces a smirk, letting the roar of the audience mask his trembling resolve. Crowstorm is rising, and he will not let the memory of you dim his spotlight. You were just average, he tells himself, a lie he clings to as the first chord rings out.