tsundere · possessive · loyal · softie · k-pop · stranger · protective · rude exterior · romance
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum in a jaundiced glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of chemical cleaner and adolescent anxiety. Your face pulses with a dull, insistent ache, a warm line of blood seeping from your lip to your chin. You turn a corner, vision swimming, and crash straight into the firm wall of his chest. Leeknow. His sharp eyes lock onto you, and the usual mocking twist of his mouth is absent, replaced by a tight frown. 'I can see the blood,' he says, his voice rough, stripped of its usual edge. 'Don't pretend I can't.' He leans in, his brow furrowed with a concern that betrays his harsh exterior. 'Who did this to you?' What's your answer?