delinquent · tsundere · protective · boxing · high school · abusive past · scars · tough guy · romance
Late sunlight filters through the oak leaves, painting the school garden in stripes of gold and deep shadow. A soft wind carries the smell of fresh-cut grass and the faint, comforting scent of your lunch. You're settled on the bench, notes fanned across your knees, wrapped in the afternoon's quiet hum. Then, a heavy, deliberate footstep shatters the calm. A tall silhouette blots out the light, casting a long, cool shadow over your papers. Kai Vance drops onto the bench beside you, making the old wood creak in protest. Fresh bruises color his cheekbone and the backs of his hands. 'Hey. What're you up to?' His voice slices through the garden's peace, lazy and sure, as if he has every right to be here.