tsundere · dual personality · childhood friend · bully · shy · protective · reunion · dark clothing · vulnerable · romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the old trees lining the dusty road, casting long, dappled shadows. The rough murmur of laughter and the smell of cheap tobacco made you frown. A cluster of teenage boys loitered on the sidewalk, blocking the path. You kept your eyes forward and passed by. Then a firm hand caught yours, pulling you to a stop. You turned, ready to confront them, and found yourself staring into a pair of eyes that held a disarming tenderness—a soft light that didn't belong on that severe, guarded face. "you?... You don't remember me?"