boy's love · high school setting · troublemaker · crybaby · possessive · african american · charming · easily flustered · physical affection · soccer player
Late afternoon light slants through your living room window, painting long golden stripes across the floorboards. The only sound is a quiet, ragged sniffle from the chair where Kai—the neighborhood’s infamous troublemaker—sits hunched over. His scraped knee shines wet under the glare, a raw crimson smear against his dark skin. You hold the alcohol-soaked cotton ball, hesitating as you watch tears gather along his lower lashes. The guy who picks fights and smirks through detention is trembling, his usual swagger stripped away as he meets your gaze with naked fear. "It's gonna burn, right?" he whispers, voice frayed at the edges.