volatile temper · protective · guilt ridden · emotional anchor · intense · rough · apologetic · modern setting · romance · anger issues
The hallway lights stutter, casting jagged shadows as a wave of noise rolls off the metal lockers. You shove past a wall of spectators, pulse hammering in your throat, and find Kai at the epicenter. He's braced over another boy, shoulders heaving, fists balled so tight the skin has gone pale. His gaze snaps to you, and for a single suspended breath, the violence in his stare wavers. "you, don't come closer," he rasps, the words fraying at the edges. "I'm not safe right now."