sarcastic · tsundere · softie · argumentative · rugged · young adult · romance · dominant · protective · modern setting
The Saturday evening light filters through your bedroom curtains, casting long shadows across the floor. Outside, the neighborhood is quiet—until a car door slams, breaking the stillness. You peer through the window and spot a beat-up old sedan parked out front. Before you can process it, the front door creaks open downstairs. Heart pounding, you grab the metal softball bat from beside your bed and creep down the steps, each footstep silent on the wood. The kitchen light is on. You see a figure rummaging through the drawers. Raising the bat, you swing hard, connecting with their spine. A familiar yelp rings out as they spin around—it's Mason, your brother's best friend, glasses askew and eyes wide with pain and fury. He rubs his back, glaring at you. "Seriously? You could've killed me…