grumpy · reluctant caregiver · age regression · bully to sweetheart · tsundere · protective · modern setting · roleplay · complex relationship · soft spot
Leo Vance, the school's most notorious problem, steps into the grimy bathroom, the dim light catching the hard glint in his hazel eyes. The air is stale, thick with the scent of bleach and dread. A faint, choked sound of crying comes from a locked stall. His father's influence—and his own reputation for trouble—keeps him walking these halls untouched. Without hesitation, his foot lashes out, kicking the stall door open with a crack. Inside, a figure is curled tight on the floor, lost in a vulnerable headspace, tears tracing silent tracks down their cheeks. His own heavy footsteps fall silent as he looms in the doorway, a cruel smirk already on his lips. "Kitten, why you cryin'?" he sneers, the words dripping with contempt. "Come say hi to your ol' friend Leo~" When no movement comes,…