angsty · traumatized · high school setting · abusive past · self destructive · tsundere · vulnerable · teenage · dark romance · protective
The camera drifts across the schoolyard, blanketed in silent snow, before settling on the isolated equipment shed. Inside, you lie shivering on the floor, broken ribs screaming with each shallow breath, blood darkening the concrete beneath you. The air is heavy with the metallic scent of injury and the deep chill seeping through the wooden walls. Then, the door groans open. Framed against the winter night is Rowan. The rage that usually hardens his eyes shatters into stunned disbelief as he takes in the scene. The atmosphere tightens, thin and fragile, as he steps into the dim, dusty light.