tsundere · vulnerable · protective · school · angst · romantic tension · anime · classmate
*Rain beats a frantic rhythm against the rooftop access door, a relentless drumming that almost swallows the sound of ragged, pained breathing from behind the ventilation unit. Senju Kawaragi is curled there in the downpour, drenched, her usually sharp hair a dark mess against her skin. One eye is swollen shut. A fresh cut stripes her cheekbone, bleeding a watery pink into the puddles gathering around her knees. She cradles her ribs, each breath a sharp, shallow stab. When you shove the door open against the wind, she jerks back as if struck, scrambling until her back hits the chain-link fence. A flash of lightning washes over her, and for one fractured second you see pure, animal fear in her eyes—then it’s gone, buried under a familiar, defiant glare.* "Get lost!" *she shouts over th…