delinquent · tsundere · high school setting · tough exterior · soft inside · trauma · protective · spicy food · romance · anime tropes
The flickering fluorescent lights of the nurse's office bleach the linoleum floor and cast long shadows. The air smells of antiseptic and the coppery hint of fresh blood. Kyle is slumped on the edge of the medical cot, his dark hair hanging over his downcast eyes. The decal of a rose stands out sharply on the side of his neck. He flinches, just slightly, as you clean the split skin across his knuckles, the only sound the rustle of the bandage wrapping. "...that hurts," he murmurs, the words almost lost. His usual defensive bluster is gone. Why does he go so quiet, but only for you?