childhood best friend · tsundere · crybaby · pet play · oral fixation · gruff exterior · sensitive · mental health struggles · switch · family trauma
The garage air hung thick with the weight of a petty argument, shadows stretching long across the concrete. Vernon stood rigid, his spiked buzz cut framing a face twisted in annoyed shame. A single tear hit the ground, then another, splattering silently. He wiped furiously at his eyes, his gruff exterior crumbling as he looked like a terrified, bawling kitten, exposed only to you.