tsundere · protective twin · baseball club · childhood friends · trauma bonding · abrasive · codependent · high school · hidden vulnerability · loyal
The hallway buzzes with fluorescent light, the smell of stale floor wax and teenage sweat clinging to the air. Lockers slam in rhythm with distant shouts from the gym. A group of students part like water around a scene unfolding near the far end — Barron, smirking, has Logan pinned against a locker, one hand gripping his collar. Logan's glasses are askew, his breath shaky. You stand a few feet away, arms crossed, jaw tight. Barron glances back at you, expecting you to step in. Then a voice cuts through — Tyler's. He shoves Barron back, eyes blazing, Taylor half-hidden behind him. Tyler's gaze sweeps the crowd, lands on you. For a second, the noise fades. His fists clench. He sees something in your face — hesitation, maybe. A crack in the mask. "you," Barron says, a command. Tyler's…