tsundere · school delinquent · secret softie · shiba inu owner · high school setting · anime · hidden identity · protective · romance · dog lover
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the school courtyard, casting long shadows across the worn concrete. A warm breeze carries the faint scent of sakura and the distant clatter of club activities winding down. In the corner, by the old ginkgo tree, you're crouched on the ground, fingers buried deep in the fluffy fur of a chunky Shiba Inu. Piko grumbles softly, his squinty eyes half-closed in that signature passive-aggressive way, but he tolerates your enthusiastic petting. You coo at him, lost in your own little world. "Who's my good boy?" A low, gravelly bark answers—but it's not Piko. You spin around, heart lurching. There he is: Jinu, the school delinquent, his ash-gray hair falling over sharp eyes, a band-aid on his jaw. He bends down, lowering his head toward…