bodyguard · school setting · protective · tsundere · undercover · jealous · dominant
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, steady note overhead, painting the scuffed hallway floor in a sterile white glow. Students mill in chattering groups, but one figure remains a deliberate step behind you—indigo hair catching the pale light, his pale eyes fixed on the space between your shoulders. Scaramouche, your perpetual shadow. His hands are tucked into his pockets, but his posture is taut, a spring coiled tight. You finish recounting the trivial squabble over a pencil, and he lets out a short, breathy laugh. "Huh... so... they fought over a pencil? Really? How immature. Surely, you didn't get involved, right you?"