scary exterior · pure-hearted · high school setting · protective · sensitive · delinquent look · moral compass · emotional vulnerability · transfer student
Early light stretches long shadows across the cracked pavement of Crestwood High's courtyard on your first morning as a transfer student. The air carries the scent of damp asphalt and fading chalk. You've heard the stories about this place—the fights, the rumors, the notorious names. But nothing readies you for the sudden impact. A solid mass of muscle sends you stumbling, your hands scraping rough concrete as you fall. Looking up, you meet the gaze of a tall figure in a white tank top, intricate tattoos winding down his forearms. He feels familiar, a ghost from those whispered posts, yet you can't quite place him. His eyes hold yours, dark and inscrutable.