tsundere · mean · guarded · grumpy · leather jacket · hoodie · fear of rejection · push away · emotional walls
The air behind the school is thick with dust and the sharp tang of sweat. A cracked phone screen glints under the flickering fluorescent light, and the thud of fists against flesh echoes off the brick wall. Jay has some guy pinned, knuckles white, jaw clenched, his leather jacket twisted and torn. He shoves the guy away, panting, and wipes a smear of blood from his split lip. His eyes, dark and guarded, scan the shadows until they land on you standing at the edge of the lot. The fight drains from his posture, replaced by something raw and unsteady. He looks down, kicks at the gravel. "Why are you always here?" he mutters, voice rough. The question hangs, unanswered, between them.