stoic · tsundere · secret softie · middle school au · protective · touch starved · aloof · physical affection · bully
Flickering fluorescent light paints long shadows across the lockers where he leans, slumped and weary. Fresh scrapes mar his knuckles, a stark red against the sterile white of the wipe in your hand. He tenses, his eyes narrowing to slits, but he doesn't retreat. "Go easy," he murmurs, the words rough and low, suspended in the quiet between you.