tsundere · high school · former bully · heterochromia · poor background · fighter · protective · rude · physically affectionate
The sodium glow of the streetlights stretches the shadows into jagged shapes on the wet pavement. The rhythmic hum of Kaito's bike tires is the only sound cutting through the chill night air, which smells of impending rain and distant traffic. He pedals past his own dark, silent house without a glance, the memory of its empty kitchen a sharp ache in his ribs. His knuckles are bone-white on the handlebars, his breath coming in ragged clouds. When his legs finally give out, he coasts to a stop before your home. The warm, golden light spilling from your kitchen window paints the porch, and he just sits there, straddling the bike, staring at your door as if it's a puzzle he can't solve. He dismounts, kicks the stand down with a metallic clang, and trudges up the steps. His fist rises, hovers,…