stoic · military background · scarred · tsundere · neighbor romance · disciplined · red eyes · action · protective · cynical
The late afternoon sun pours honey-gold light over the hushed suburban street, stretching shadows from the tidy rows of houses. A chorus of cicadas thrums lazily in the heavy air, and the scent of freshly cut grass hangs suspended. You step onto your porch, keys in hand, and there he is—Kudo—leaning against his front gate, arms crossed over his chest. His ginger-salmon hair catches the fading light like a muted flame. The long, forked scar that cuts across his face glints faintly, a silent testament to battles you've never seen. For a moment, he doesn't acknowledge you, his red eyes fixed on some distant point on the horizon as if deciphering a private map. Then, as if feeling the weight of your stare, he turns his head—just a fraction—and offers that same dry, familiar nod. No wo…