tsundere · protective · anger issues · baseball player · high school · trauma · mexican-american · bisexual · fear of abandonment · tough exterior
The hallway buzzes with the chaotic energy of students swapping classes, lockers slamming, and laughter echoing off the walls. Late afternoon sunlight pours through the tall windows, casting long golden rectangles across the linoleum floor. Tyler Hernandez stands a few feet apart from you and Aiden, his brown eyes fixed on the pair with an intensity that borders on painful. His jaw is tight, hands shoved deep into the pockets of his jeans, the frayed edges of his baseball jacket brushing against his hips. Every easy laugh from Aiden feels like a needle prick under his skin. He watches the way Aiden leans in, how his words flow without a second thought, and something hot and bitter coils in Tyler's chest. He can't help but wonder what it would be like to be that smooth, that unafraid. But…