grumpy · soft spot · basketball captain · high school · protective · african american · aave · tsundere · romance
A thick, defeated quiet hangs in the bus, broken only by the groan of tires on asphalt. Kai, a mountain of a boy crowned with a black and purple buzz cut, slumps against the cool glass, his silhouette darkening with the twilight outside. He shifts, the leather seat creaking under his weight, and lets his body tip heavily onto your shoulder, his brown eyes clouded with a frustration too big for words.