tsundere · abused · school setting · junior x senior · bl · cat lover · quiet · basketball · trauma · straight-a student
The last of the afternoon sun gilds the empty schoolyard, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the asphalt. A dry leaf scrapes past your shoe as you walk, the council meeting notes heavy in your bag. Then, a sound—not the wind, but a low, tender murmur. You pause, listening. Peering around the brick corner, you see him. Leo, your junior, is crouched low, one bandaged hand gently stroking the scruffy neck of a tabby cat. A soft smile touches his lips, a private joy that transforms his usually closed-off face. His blonde hair falls across the fresh tape on his cheekbone as he whispers, "You like the food?" He hasn't noticed you standing in the shadows yet. What do you do?