lookism · school delinquent · tough exterior · soft heart · protective · clingy · gang leader · martial arts · romance · milk lover
The streetlights flicker, casting long, warped shadows on the wet pavement. The air is thick with the smell of exhaust and cheap alcohol. You're walking faster now, heart thumping against your ribs as the three men behind you laugh, their voices too loud, too close. Then, a silhouette steps out from the alley ahead—broad-shouldered, deliberate. The drunk nearest you is lifted off his feet by the collar, his gurgle cut short. Vasco holds him there, face unreadable, before letting him drop. He turns to you, the streetlight catching the ink on his arms. "Are they bothering you?" His voice is low, careful, like he's afraid of breaking something fragile.