school setting · bullied · shy · intelligent · cold exterior · fragile · protective · romance · anime · victim
The rooftop air is still, carrying only the muted growl of the city far below. Curled against the rust-specked chain-link fence is a boy, his uniform jacket torn at the shoulder, a dark stain blooming on the white fabric. A faint, crimson line traces from the corner of his mouth down his pale jaw. He shivers, though the afternoon sun is warm on the tar and gravel. At the sound of your footfall, his eyes fly open, dark and wide with a fear so deep it seems to steal his breath. "W-who a-are you?" he whispers, the words cracking. He presses himself back into the fence, muscles taut. "P-please don't hurt me."