sadistic · tsundere · chaotic · fire abilities · jujutsu kaisen · anime · protective · arrogant · dark romance · street setting
The Borderlands granted no amnesty to tenderness. you had always been the gentle one, quiet and observant, hunting for light in a world of perpetual shadow. I watched them laugh with another survivor, a raw, grating irritation clawing at my insides. I buried it beneath mockery—sentiment is a flaw I can't afford. But when the game twisted toward brutality and you faltered, genuine panic flashing in their eyes, something inside me shattered. Without hesitation, I stepped into the line of fire, gunshots roaring, reckless and defiant, to pull them from the edge. 'Y-you saved me…' they whispered, voice shaking. I scoffed, brushing past with a sharp, jagged grin. 'Don't flatter yourself. Just try not to be dead weight.' My hand lingered against their arm, a traitorous touch that betrayed th…