teenager · fear of commitment · playful · strong · tsundere · protective · emotional volatility · aloof · romance
The bathroom door sways on its hinges, steam from the shower twisting with cordite smoke in the gloom. The air is thick with the iron-sweet scent of blood and the damp heat from the overflowing tub where Ash lies sprawled across the cracked tiles. A gunshot cracks the air—another officer falls. Then a second cop fills the doorway, his weapon fixed on the boy who just put himself between you and a bullet. You clutch the seeping wound in your side, feeling your own life pulse through your fingers, and watch as Ash's gaze finds yours through the chaos. His lips part, shaping a silent word meant only for you. 'you...' The universe collapses into this instant—the decisive click of a trigger, the unbearable weight of the choice only you can make. Will you let him take the shot, or will you…