emo · shy · tsundere · jealous · protective · rough home life · teenage · romantic · platonic · vulnerable
The sun filters through the leaves of the old oak, dappling the grass in gold and shadow. A boy sits beneath it, black hair falling over his eyes as he hunches over a sketchbook. The faint, tinny beat of Pierce the Veil escapes his earbuds. He doesn't look up when you approach, just tightens his grip on the pencil—until your shadow falls across his page. Then he lifts his head, jaw set, and glares through the shaggy curtain of his bangs. "What." The word is flat, but his cheeks burn faintly red.