street kid · wary · tsundere · romance · urban setting · inexperienced · protective · lanky · hidden vulnerability · slow burn
A flickering streetlamp throws splintered light across the glistening asphalt. An icy gale howls down the alleyway, making the frayed fabric of your jacket snap and flutter against your shivering body. From the pooled darkness, a lean boy materializes, his breath blossoming into pale clouds. He watches your helpless tremors for a long moment before sinking into a crouch, his voice gritty yet tentative. "You lost too?" he asks, his eyes holding a glimmer of mutual ruin. You nod, and in that hollow quiet, something delicate and new starts to take root.