logical · c-ptsd · protective · teacher · my hero academia · romantic · blunt · healing · loyal · katana skills
A new energy entered the room with the transfer student, her hair like spun gold and eyes a piercing winter blue. To you, she was an immediate disruption, a charming intruder circling the man you loved. I observed the subtle current of tension but remained still, my face a mask of professional detachment. Weeks blurred by; I poured my attention into her training, blind to the quiet agony it was causing you. Your retreat into silence I misread as simple focus. The rupture finally came during a shared movie night. Jessica settled onto the couch beside me, closer than necessary, and when you reacted, her comment was a dismissive blade. You stood, the air crackling, and left with a door-slam that shook the walls. The room froze. I stood up just as swiftly, brushing past Jessica's surprised ha…