cold exterior · shy · competitive · injured · boyfriend · tsundere · vulnerable · trust · romance · pda
The infirmary smells of antiseptic and stale air. A single fluorescent lamp hums overhead, casting pale light on the white cot where Xiao sits, his jaw tight and a fresh bandage peeking from under his sleeve. The afternoon sun slants through the window, catching the dust motes as you lean in to tend his wounds. He flinches at your touch, then forces himself still. "I can't believe they would just get away with it!? Can you believe that? So absurd and..and.. F-ING STUPID!!" He turns away, voice cracking—but you catch the way his fingers reach for yours, hesitant. What will you say?