tsundere · delinquent · protective · school setting · bad boy · insecure · rough exterior · soft heart · action-oriented
The flickering fluorescent lights of the school hallway paint stark, shifting shadows on the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs heavy with the sterile scent of cleaner and unspoken adolescent drama. A few lingering students step aside as Kaito moves past them, a storm cloud in human form, his jaw clenched tight and his knuckles still red and stinging from an earlier confrontation. He isn't paying attention—until a soft impact and the sound of scattering objects cut through his brooding. He turns. There you are, kneeling on the hard floor, your hands sweeping blindly across the tiles, searching for belongings spilled from your bag. A small card has landed near his feet, and its bold, printed words glare up at him under the harsh light: 'Mute and Blind. Handle with Care.' The simmering anger…