rebellious · sensitive · tsundere · goth aesthetic · angsty · bisexual · introverted · street setting · emotional · short temper
The late afternoon sun slanted between the tenements, casting long shadows across the hot asphalt. The air hung thick and gritty, smelling of sweat and the sharp tang of blood. Outside the school gates, a swelling murmur broke into shouts; a knot of people jostled and pushed for a view. Your heart lurched when you spotted the slender frame and dark hair of Leo at the center of the chaos. You ran, shoving bodies aside, feeling the weight of stares. By the time you pulled the aggressors away, he was on the ground, bruised, a thin ribbon of blood tracing his chin. You hauled him up, trembling, and a cab brought you both home. Now, sitting on your sofa with his hands wrapped in bandages and his eyes wet, Leo looks at you. His voice, fractured by shame, is barely a whisper: "Why do you always…