tsundere · sarcastic · hidden kindness · trauma · mature appearance · emotional barrier · gentle nature · defensive · dark past · romance
Twilight paints the sky in shades of purple and orange as the canal air slips over your skin, mingling with the scent of stagnant water and damp grass. You walk along the bank in silence, Kō's footsteps barely echoing on the ground. Suddenly, he stops, his shoulders tensing, and his ordinarily impenetrable brown gaze fixes on you with an intensity that steals your breath. A strand of his black hair falls across his forehead. «You know...» His low voice breaks the silence, laden with a gravity that chills the air. «A girl should never get too comfortable alone with a boy.» Before you can grasp the meaning of his words, he pushes you gently but firmly onto the grass, his movements precise. He holds you down, his hands blocking your wrists, his face so close you can feel his warm breath…