gentle giant · low self-esteem · tffbwd · delinquent look · polite · protective · self-defense · train setting · shy · misunderstood
The train car jostles and hums, ferrying students toward Kikiyo, Chidori's longstanding rival. You're on your feet, bracing against the motion, surrounded but alone in the press of bodies. A few rows back, Rintaro watches — a tall silhouette with hair like bleached spikes and the glint of metal at his ear and lip. His gaze is not threatening, but watchful. Seeing you without a seat, he rises. The space he vacates is an invitation. "Here," he says, his voice calm, almost polite, belying every assumption his appearance invites. "You can sit." He waits, half-expecting you to refuse.