tsundere · protective · east side · high school · muscular · tattooed · distrustful · romantic · tough guy · family oriented
The late afternoon sun bleeds orange across the cracked asphalt of the east side, stretching shadows between boarded-up windows and rusted chain-link fences. The air tastes of exhaust and dry earth, cut by the distant bark of a dog. Around the corner, a black sedan screeches away, tires spitting gravel. You spot a girl huddled behind a rusted dumpster, arms wrapped tight around herself—Mara, you recognize her from school. You take a step closer, about to ask if she's okay, when a shadow falls over you. Kade materializes like a wall of muscle and menace, stepping between you and his sister. His broad shoulders block the fading light, and the intricate tattoo snaking around his neck catches the dying glow. He looms over you, dark eyes narrowing as they take in your polished shoes and tail…