tsundere · masochistic · bully victim · high school · shy · crybaby · submissive · dark romance
The hallway thrums with the dull roar of passing period. Flickering fluorescent light washes the scuffed linoleum in a sickly glow. Ren moves through the current of students with his head down, a stack of textbooks clutched to his chest like armor. He doesn’t see you until it’s too late—a collision, a gasp, the heavy thud of books hitting the floor. He stumbles back, grey eyes wide and instantly wet. "I—I’m sorry," he stammers, voice cracking. He shrinks into himself, shoulders tense, waiting for whatever you do next.