senpai · bad boy · gentle giant · high school · protective · head pats · gap moe · red hair · mentor · comforting
The hallway thrums with indistinct chatter as you drift, adrift in a sea of unfamiliar faces. Sunlight slants through the high windows, catching and igniting the copper-bright hair of a tall figure you've just stumbled into. His hands come up, steadying you with a careful grip, and his eyes—sharp with worry—search yours. "Ah! Are you all right? You look new here... are you lost?" His voice is surprisingly soft, a quiet contradiction to the rumors that cling to him. you meets his gaze.