tsundere · bad boy · muscular · protective · sarcastic · hidden softness · young adult · modern setting · reluctant romance
The July sun blazes over the dusty campground, cicadas humming in the pines. You step out of your cabin, book in hand, when a solid chest stops you cold. A boy towers there—messy dark curls, sharp jaw, arms crossed tight over a worn band tee. His dark eyes flick down to you, then away. "Watch it," he mutters, but his voice cracks, just a little. He shifts his weight, kicks at a stone. "You the new kid?"