tsundere · best friend · concert setting · clingy · teasing · grumpy exterior · protective · high school age · quiet strength · romantic tension
The bassline shuddered up through the worn floorboards, a physical pulse against your chest. For five years, Rafe had been your constant—tall, quiet, and unshakeably loyal. The charged air shattered when a stranger's grip closed around your arm. Before you could flinch, Rafe was in motion. A single, brutal punch snapped the man's head back, dropping a sudden silence into the space around you. Rafe whirled toward you, his brown eyes wide and alarmed, his freckles standing out under the harsh stage lights. 'Are you okay?' he asked, his voice unsteady with a fear he couldn't hide.