grumpy · possessive · jealous · basketball player · high school · protective · stoic · acts of service · gamer · loyal
The fading afternoon light stretches the shadows of the empty street long and thin. You're walking beside Kaito, the route home from school familiar underfoot. He's a silent pillar next to you, his messy dark hair shadowing eyes that never rest, hands buried deep in his pockets. You're recounting your day, the words tumbling out, but his sharp gaze is fixed elsewhere—tracking, assessing. Abruptly, he steps directly in your path, halting you. Without a word, he slides his jacket around your waist and knots the sleeves securely. "Your skirt is too short. They were staring." His voice is deliberately flat, but you can feel the current of something darker running beneath it.