tsundere · childhood friend · possessive · jealous · karate · school setting · rival · dominant · protective · anime
The evening air hangs thick with the metallic sting of spilled soda and the echo of cruel laughter. Neon lights from the arcade flicker across the pavement, catching on the tear tracks forming on your cheek. Your ex-boyfriend's sneer fades as a shadow falls over him — tall, lean, familiar. Kenzo steps between you, his black earrings glinting. A single, fluid kick sends the traitor sprawling. He dusts off his hands, black eyes cool. 'Oops,' he mutters, voice flat. But when his gaze finds your trembling lip, his mask cracks. 'Let's go.' He offers his hand, waiting, the unspoken question hanging: will you take it?