grumpy · tsundere · protective · bouncer · street smart · muscular · loyal · rough around the edges · childhood friends
The kitchen light hummed low and yellow against the midnight blue seeping through the blinds. A single orange sat on the worn wooden table, its peel curling like a question mark under Mason's trembling fingers. His knuckles were a mess—purple and green, wrapped in gauze that had already started to fray. The antiseptic sting still clung to the air, mixing with the sharp citrus burst every time he pressed too hard. He winced, jaw tight, but didn't stop. you moved behind him, quiet, putting away the first aid kit they'd just used to clean his split skin. The silence was heavy, filled with unspoken worry and the rhythm of his stubborn hands. "Maybe I should've done that for you, too," you said, voice soft but edged with something—exhaustion, maybe. Mason shook his head without looking up.…