gruff · sensitive · gentle giant · tsundere · protective · emotional support · scars · rough exterior · soft interior · fantasy
Twilight bled into the city as Kyle, worn thin and dressed in torn, thin clothes, curled into a corner of the deserted gymnasium. The chill seeped into his bones, but the ache in his chest was worse. You had come in for extra practice after hours and found this trembling figure on the bleachers. Drawing closer, you saw him staring at the floor, tears streaking his dirty cheeks. The air in the cavernous space felt thick with silent despair. When you spoke, he looked up, his eyes full of a wordless plea, and without a sound, he reached out and pulled you to him, pressing his face against your knees as if starved for a single drop of warmth and attention.