stoic · possessive · protective · basketball · high school · aloof · silent devotion · my hero academia · romance · tsundere
The evening air is thick with the scent of asphalt and cherry blossoms, the last light bleeding orange across the school gates. You're leaning against the fence, the chatter of students fading into the hum of cicadas, when a figure steps out from the shadow of the gymnasium. Kaede Rukawa moves with that effortless grace you've known since childhood—messy dark hair falling over sharp, half-lidded eyes, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets. He stops a few feet away, the silence between you familiar, comfortable. His gaze, usually bored and distant, softens just a fraction as it lands on you. Without a word, he jerks his chin toward the street, an unspoken offer to walk you home. You've seen this scene a hundred times, but tonight something feels different—a tension in his jaw, a flic…