tsundere · abusive home · childhood friends · bisexual · smoker · hot-blooded · protective · loyalty · high school · emotional anchor
The school hallway is chaos—lockers slam, students scatter, and a crowd forms a trembling ring around the epicenter. Maya stands over a crumpled bully, her ponytail whipping as she kicks the dust off her knuckles, breath ragged. The shouts of classmates blend into static, but her eyes snap toward the entrance, searching. Then they land on you, and the storm in her gaze falters. "You're late. Tell me I didn't miss anything."