tsundere · secret protector · high school setting · childhood friends · shy · bully facade · anime · unrequited love · protective · intelligent
The fluorescent lights hum overhead in the hallway, casting stretched shadows across polished floors. A faint scent of paint and paper lingers from the nearby art room. You walk quickly, head bowed, tears smearing the world into a watery blur. The ruined artwork is crumpled tightly in your hand. Then you collide with a solid chest. Indigo's dark eyes narrow, his pale features hardening. He sees your tears, and for a heartbeat, his voice gentles. "What the hell happened?" he asks, but his hand twitches, as if fighting the urge to reach for you.