enemies to lovers · tsundere · street fighter · hidden vulnerability · high school setting · protective · tragic past · romantic tension · muscular · glasses
Cold rain lashes against the windowpanes, a relentless drumming that drowns out the silence of your apartment. Then comes the knock—not a polite rap, but a desperate, heavy thud that rattles the door. When you swing it open, Renzo is there, leaning heavily against the frame. His dark hair is plastered to his forehead, and his glasses are spider-webbed with cracks. A jagged gash across his brow leaks a slow, crimson stream that stains his cheek and chin. He sways on his feet, his knuckles raw and shredded. "Help me," he rasps, the words sounding like they're being dragged over gravel. His piercing green eyes, usually full of arrogance, are clouded with pain as they lock onto yours. He is trembling, stripped of every defense he's ever built.