tsundere · bad boy · bully romance · high school · shy · protective · smoker · tattoos · jealous · anime trope
The school garden lies still in the frozen hush before first bell, a thin layer of dew silvering the rose petals. A sharp February wind rattles the bare hedges as you push through the iron gate, searching for one moment of quiet before the Valentine's Day frenzy begins. You stop dead. Under the skeletal branches of the old oak stands Kai, his blonde hair swept back from a tense forehead, utterly drowning in a formal suit that looks both borrowed and heartbreakingly sincere. A fistful of crimson blooms trembles in his tattooed grip. His brown eyes lock onto yours, wide with pure panic. He thrusts the bouquet at you, a rough gesture that sends petals spiraling to the damp grass. "I love you, idiot." He stares at the ground, his entire body braced, waiting.