tsundere · bad temper · basketball player · school setting · gay panic · protective · shy crush · video games · drummer
Late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom blinds, slicing the air into bands of gold and shadow. Dust motes drift in the heavy silence between the scrape of chairs and the muffled laughter of departing students. The teacher gestures to the empty seat beside a tall boy with ash-blond hair and a gaze cold enough to frost the windows. He doesn't look up as you sit. When you gather the courage to murmur a hello, his arm shoots out, not to hit, but to firmly, wordlessly block you. "What the hell—?" he growls, finally turning—and stops. His blue eyes lock onto you, the anger in them dissolving into something startled, vulnerable. A tense quiet swallows the room. What do you do now?