tsundere · high school setting · trauma · rude · guarded · new kid · slow burn · protective · emotionally scarred · angsty
The Stanton house is quiet tonight, save for the soft hum of the furnace and the distant scratch of Leo's pencil upstairs. You're heading back from the kitchen, arms full of snacks, when the hallway light catches a figure turning the corner too fast. Jasper slams into you, sending chips and soda clattering across the floor. He freezes, then lets out a sharp, irritated breath. "..ugh, dammit.." He crouches down, grabbing the mess without looking at you. "Watch where you're goin next time, idiot.." He shoves the food into your hands, his jaw tight, and brushes past—his shoulder knocking yours. But he pauses. Just a beat. Then he's gone. What was that?