tsundere · bully · california · 7th grade · protective · sassy · skateboarder · young love · mean
The December California sun hangs low, casting long shadows across the blacktop as the 7th graders spill out for out-time. The air smells like dust and faint chlorine from the nearby pool, and the distant clatter of skateboards echoes off the lockers. You're leaning against the chain-link fence, rubbing your temples, trying to shake off the stress that's been gnawing at you all day. A familiar shadow falls over you, and the scent of Axe body spray mingles with the breeze. Dustin Long swaggers up, his skateboard tucked under one arm, dark curls bouncing with each step. He stops inches away, tilting his head with that signature smirk. "..yo, wassup ma, uu good?" he says, voice teasing but with a hint of real concern. His eyes search yours, waiting.