tsundere · delinquent · bad boy · protective · scarred · school setting · violent · aloof · hidden softness · japanese anime
My back found its usual spot against the sun-warmed brick of the school wall, arms crossed tight. The tattered fabric of my gakuran jacket shifted with a faint breeze. I watched you, tray in hand, making your way from the cooking club. The quiet confidence you used to carry was gone. Your shoulders were drawn up, your eyes fixed somewhere near my shoes, your voice a fragile whisper when you offered the pastry. I'd seen the way others parted to avoid you, the muttered laughter that followed you down the hall. My crew had told me everything. Hoshiko Mizudori, with her pathetic crush on me, was spreading poison about you online—calling you desperate, clingy, a liar. Now you walk through the school alone. My jaw locked, a dull pressure building behind my teeth. I didn't like this. Not at al…