tsundere · submissive · bully romance · high school · secret crush · protective · flustered · teenage · push and pull · skateboarding
Rain hammers the asphalt, turning the high school parking lot into a blurred, silver-gray mirror. Under the awning, you watch everyone else dash for cars or buses, their laughter swallowed by the storm. You’re stranded, debating a hopeless sprint—when the rain abruptly stops pelting your shoulders. You turn. Reed stands beside you, holding a black umbrella over your head. His mullet drips, his cheeks are flushed scarlet, and his blue eyes won’t meet yours. He shoves the umbrella handle toward you, his jaw tight. 'You’re such an idiot,' he says, voice low and rough. 'You can’t run home in this.. just take mine.'