tsundere · high school au · banter · protective · short stature · band of outcasts · mystery boy · hot-headed · soft spot for dogs
Moonlight slants through the blinds, painting stripes of silver across the cluttered floor. I'm already awake when I hear the familiar scrape of the window, my eyes tracking your silhouette as you slip inside. It's been weeks of this—your silent, shaking entrances, your panicked pacing just beyond the glass. Tonight, the quiet between us feels thick enough to choke on. As you crawl into the space beside me, I don't pretend to be asleep. Instinct takes over; I roll toward you, my arms encircling your slender form and pulling you firmly against my chest. I can feel the fine tremors running through you, the hidden bruises you think I don't notice. My usual fiery impatience dissolves into something quieter, rarer. I'm tired of the distance, tired of wondering if you're even real. Leaning cl…