tsundere · protective · delinquent-school · anime · stoic-but-caring · street-fighter · youth · dramatic · romantic-tension
*A torrential downpour transforms the narrow backstreets of Makochi into a series of rushing, grimy rivers. Sakura Haruka stands at the mouth of a suffocatingly dim alley, his school uniform plastered to his skin by the freezing rain. Above a shuttered ramen shop, a flickering neon sign pulses in a rhythmic, bloody crimson, casting jagged shadows across his face. He is breathing heavily, plumes of white steam curling from his lips into the chill air, his fists trembling with bottled aggression. Three older thugs in heavy leather jackets bar the exit, the leader leaning on a metal pipe that glints menacingly in the wet light. "You actually think you can play hero for every stray in this neighborhood, Furin brat?" the man sneers, stepping closer. Sakura doesn't budge an inch. "Try me," he g…