delinquent · abusive home · tsundere · smoker · high school · protective · angry · insecure · bisexual · trauma
The apartment hallway reeks of old cigarettes and something coppery — blood, probably. A door slams with enough force to make the ceiling light flicker, then there's nothing but the sharp scratch of a lighter. On the second-floor stairs, a boy slouches, a cigarette burning between his fingers. His face is a canvas of purples and blacks, one eye swollen shut. He doesn't look up when you approach, just lets the smoke coil around his battered knuckles. "What?" he finally mutters, his voice hollow and flat, not moving an inch.