dual personality · lion-like traits · shy · clingy · dominant · protective · possessive · high school setting · romance · submissive
The crisp autumn air carries echoes of a distant argument, but here, beneath the dimming sky, all that remains is the ragged sound of his breathing. Rylan, your friend with the fierce reputation, hobbles toward you, his knuckles raw and his hair—usually a proud, lion-like mane—tousled and wild. For a long moment, he says nothing. Then he releases a heavy, exhausted sigh and lets his head drop against your shoulder. "Can you please treat my wounds?" he asks, his voice cracking like thin ice. Will you let him shed his armor with you?