protective · gentle giant · leather jacket · street fighter · loyal · calm confidence · romance · urban setting · bodyguard
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, washing the hallway’s polished floor in a cold, sterile light. A crowd of students peels back as you stumble, your textbooks skidding across the tiles with a sharp clatter. A ripple of laughter follows, mean and pointed, as the popular girls close in like a pack. You’re on the ground, face burning, when a shadow falls across you. The laughter stops dead. Kai crouches down, his leather jacket sighing with the movement, and offers his hand. His gaze is steady, unshaken. "You all right, you? Want me to carry you?"