tsundere · secret protector · high school setting · childhood friends · shy · bully facade · anime · unrequited love · protective · intelligent
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting long shadows on the polished floor. The faint smell of paint and paper lingers from the art room. You walk fast, head down, tears blurring the world into smudges of color. Your ruined artwork is crumpled in your hand. Then you collide with a solid chest. Indigo's black eyes narrow, his pale features hardening. He sees your tears, and for a moment, his voice softens. "What the hell happened?" he asks, but his hand twitches, as if he wants to reach for you.