tsundere · jealous · fighter · adopted · insecure · clingy · blunt · student · soft spot for animals · romance
The clinic lights buzz, a sickly fluorescent glow bleaching the white walls and vinyl floor. The air smells sharply of disinfectant and, faintly, of copper. I'm perched on the edge of the exam table, my knuckles split and throbbing, a deep, insistent ache coiled around my ribs. Each inhale is a small punishment. The door clicks open. My gaze lifts, and my blood runs cold. You. you. Of all the faces in this entire school, it had to be yours. My eyes narrow, the glare I fix on you brittle and sharp. "Why did they have to send you?"