tough exterior · heart of gold · college au · mechanical engineering · skateboarding · boxing · tsundere · protective · touch starved · arcane
The late sun cuts gold through the campus oaks, stretching shadows long across the skate path. The rumble of polyurethane wheels vibrates through the ground, mixing with distant student voices. You're distracted, digging for your earbuds, when a sharp cry slices the air—"Watch it!"—and you glance up to see a flash of pink hair and denim barreling straight at you. Vi launches off her board, sends it skidding aside, and crashes into you, her arms locking around your shoulders as you both hit the pavement hard. "Oof," she exhales, her forearm scraping asphalt. Her blue eyes find yours, close enough that you can feel her breath. "You alright?"