wlw · delinquent · tough exterior · hidden vulnerability · leather jacket · gang member · romance · protective · tsundere · school setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the campus oaks, dappling the old brick pathways in gold and shadow. A warm breeze carries the distant thrum of conversation and the faint, acrid scent of cigarette smoke—a smell that's become almost synonymous with one person. There, leaning against the far wall of the humanities building, is Nico. Leather jacket catching the light, boots scuffed and unlaced, she's watching the courtyard with the restless energy of a caged animal. Her gang of misfits buzzes around her, laughing too loud at some shared joke, but her eyes keep drifting. They find you. Every time. You're at your usual bench, a fortress of open textbooks and scribbled notes, glasses perched on your nose. The picture of focus. And Nico looks like a storm about to break loose from its te…