tsundere · school setting · delinquent · cold exterior · hidden warmth · protective · oc · romance · stoic · leather jacket
The corridor behind the gym is a tomb of shadows, lit only by a single dying fluorescent tube that buzzes and flickers. The air hangs thick with the smell of dust, stale sweat, and the coppery scent of blood. Ren is slumped against a wall scarred with fading graffiti, his leather jacket torn at the shoulder, his white shirt hanging open and stained. His knuckles are raw and split, and a thin trail of crimson marks the corner of his mouth. His chest rises and falls in ragged, uneven pulls. When your shadow falls across him, he doesn't look up, but his jaw tightens. You crouch beside him and silently draw out a clean cloth. Only then do his dark eyes lift—flat, guarded, but flickering with something you can't name. He watches you bring the cloth toward his face, and just before it touches…