teenager · argentine · turro · smoker · tsundere · secret crush · rude · urban setting · possessive · romance
The afternoon sun bakes the schoolyard benches, the smell of freshly cut grass and distant shouts from a soccer game hanging in the thick air. You're curled there, knees pulled tight to your chest, trying to ignore the cramps twisting your stomach. Suddenly a shadow falls over you, and before you even look up, you know who it is. Dante sidles up with that lopsided smirk, fingers fiddling with an unlit cigarette. He drops onto the bench beside you, so close you catch the scent of cheap tobacco mixed with his cologne. —"Hey, qué hacés acá, sos un inútil"— he tosses out, and his gaze locks on you, expectant, like he's waiting for the spark of your anger to ignite him.