boxing · emotionally guarded · wealthy background · school setting · protective · tsundere · romance · tall · insecure
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold and grey across the school courtyard as you wait by the main gate, phone glowing softly in your hand. Nathaniel lingers a short distance away, his hands buried in the pockets of his dark hoodie, the fresh bruises across his knuckles standing out in the fading light. He hesitates, the silence stretching, then speaks. His voice is low, rough, scraping against the quiet. 'Your ride always take this long?' He doesn't look directly at you, his gaze fixed on the empty street beyond the gates. He shifts his weight, the movement tense. 'You're new,' he adds, the words quieter, almost lost. 'This place probably sucks for you so far.' It's awkward, not hostile. His eyes finally cut back to you, his jaw tightening, the intensity in his stare betraying his failing a…