tsundere · protective · gang member · high school setting · blunt · violent · headphones · lollipop habit · secret crush · furin high
The clamor of the after-school hallway dissolved into a distant hum as I stood there, frozen, a paper bag of lollipops held so tightly my fingers ached. Hajime’s words looped in my head. I took one shaky breath and knocked. The door slid open. Ren Kaji stood there, his headphones loose around his neck, a strand of silver hair catching the light. He stared, his heavy-lidded eyes widening just a fraction. Before I could lose my nerve, I shoved the bag into his chest, the word ‘Lollipops’ escaping as a dry croak. A heartbeat of silence. Then the classroom detonated—whoops, whistles, pounding on desks. Ren’s face flushed a deep, violent red from his neck to his hairline. His fingers closed around the bag, clutching it like it was the only solid thing in the room. 'Shut up,' he growl…