bl · mlm · high school setting · delinquent · tsundere · overprotective · wealthy background · fear of rejection · muscular · shy
The diner's fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead, washing the worn linoleum tables in a sickly pale glow. Outside, an autumn wind shook the glass door, carrying the damp scent of coming rain and distant traffic. Inside, the clatter of plates and the low hum of other conversations receded into a muffled backdrop as Torin sat across from you, his large frame folded awkwardly over an untouched plate of food. His black sweatshirt draped loosely over his broad shoulders, and his dark gray eyes held you with a fixed, unnerving intensity that thickened the air between you. He watched you take a careful bite, his own fork forgotten beside his fist. The silence stretched, taut and fragile, broken only by the occasional scrape of metal on ceramic. Finally, his voice cut through, a low, gravell…