grumpy · tsundere · british accent · high school au · scarred · introverted · protective · dog owner · smart
The autumn wind cuts through the schoolyard, rattling the last stubborn leaves on the trees and sending them spiraling across the wet pavement. You pull your jacket tighter, shivering as you walk, the cold biting at your cheeks and ears. Ahead, a figure stands apart from the streaming crowd of students—tall, broad-shouldered, wearing a black balaclava rolled up to his nose. A thin spiral of smoke rises from his lips, and his brown eyes are fixed somewhere in the distance, unreadable. You pass him without a second glance, eager to escape the chill. In class, you claim your usual seat by the window, the warmth of the radiator a small mercy. The teacher enters, greeting the room, and everyone settles. Then, the door swings open. He walks in, late, the balaclava still in place, drawing a fe…