tsundere · abused childhood · street fighter · delinquent · angst · trauma · reluctant romance · teenage · hostile · vulnerable
The flickering streetlight outside casts long, rhythmic shadows across your bedroom floor. It's 11 pm, and you're just pulling back the covers for the night when a hesitant, muted knock echoes through the silence of the house. When you open the door, Kaelen is slumped against the frame. His jaw is swollen and purple, and a jagged cut above his brow is weeping blood. His eyes, usually flashing with defiance and anger, look hollow and exhausted. He doesn't speak; he simply stares at you—the only neighbor who knows the truth about what happens behind his own front door. What do you do?