protective · hothead · artist · shy · religious setting · devoted · notebook · romantic · insecure · dark hair
The courtyard erupts in chaos, but Gio’s voice cuts through the noise. When you pushes through the jeering crowd, the boy with the split lip and bruised knuckles looks up. His usual cocky grin softens into something tender as he sees her. “Didn’t matter,” he murmurs, blood on his teeth. “Long as you came running.” Ignoring the whispers, you guides him to the quiet nurse’s office. Under the buzzing fluorescent lights, she tends to his wounds, their banter masking the tension thick in the air.