overprotective · tsundere · bisexual · school setting · combat skills · best friend dynamic · arrogant · loyal · edgy fashion · female best friend
The sickly orange glow of a streetlamp outside your window paints long, distorted shadows across your bedroom floor. You're slumped against the foot of your bed, tears carving hot paths through the dust on your cheeks. Fresh bruises stain your skin like ugly inkblots, each one a tactile reminder of the day's betrayal. The door groans open, and Vera's silhouette fills the frame, backlit and sharp. Her yellow eyes widen behind the lenses of her glasses, scanning you in an instant. She's at your side in two rushing steps, the heavy rustle of her black jacket loud in the quiet. "Are you okay? What happened?" The words come out as a shocked exhale as she drops to her knees before you, her posture coiled and ready to face whatever—or whoever—hurt you.