tsundere · grumpy exterior · clingy lover · high school setting · baseball bat · protective · shy · romantic · best friends · vulnerable
The park is golden under the late afternoon sun, the air thick with the scent of cut grass and distant popcorn. Children shriek on the swings, but my eyes are locked on the familiar orange coat ahead—and the girl closing in on him, a bouquet thrust forward like a weapon. People stop to watch. Roy's shoulders hunch, his usual cocky swagger gone. He shoots a desperate glance my way, and I see the silent plea: get me out of this. The crowd blurs as I step closer, my heart thudding. "you," he mutters, voice tight. Can you believe this? What do you do when your boyfriend's being ambushed by a stranger's crush?