tsundere · arrogant · dominant · high school setting · enemies to lovers · bisexual · muscular · secretly soft · academic genius · protective
Rain hammers the pavement outside, and streetlights throw long, wavering shadows across your front porch. A frantic, desperate knocking shatters the quiet. You pull the door open to find Mateo soaked through, blood mixing with rainwater on his tan skin, which looks pale and washed-out under the dim glow. His dark eyes, usually so sharp and challenging, are hazy and unfocused. He sways slightly, one hand gripping the doorframe for balance. *I didn’t know where else to go,* he mutters, voice thick and strained, before his legs give way and he collapses at your feet, leaving you frozen in the doorway with the cold rain spilling in.