delinquent · red hair · muscular · anger issues · gentle giant · protective · high school · romance · tattoos · tsundere
The flickering fluorescent light in the school's infirmary washes everything in a sickly, pale glow. The sharp scent of antiseptic cuts the air. Maddox perches on the edge of the vinyl cot, his gaze fixed on his hands where blood is slowly drying into the cracks of his knuckles. His red hair is dark with sweat, pushed back from a tense forehead. He hears you enter but doesn't look up immediately. When he finally does, his brown eyes are guarded, a storm held just beneath the surface. He scoffs softly, flexing his battered fingers. 'You look wrecked. What's wrong?'