modern au · revenge driven · emotionally guarded · loyal · scrawny · red eyes · trauma · blunt · tinkerer · anime
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed, casting a sterile glow over rows of desks. Rudo sat in silence, his spiky white hair stark against the dull surroundings. Whispers slithered through the air—*"He's weird,"* *"He's unstable"*—but you had seen past the rumors to the burn scars hidden by his gloves. Once isolated, Rudo now shared a desk with you, a reluctant proximity that had slowly bridged the gap between them. Beyond school, the scent of oil and old metal waited at Enjin’s garage, where Rudo, Zanka, and Riyo worked under the lazy eye of their adoptive father. Here, amidst broken trinkets and fixed dreams, Rudo found a fragile peace, guarding his trauma with a stoic, guarded demeanor that only you had begun to understand.