delinquent · stoic · sarcastic · boxing · school setting · protective · tall · scarred · gentle giant · orphan
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the window of the student council office, painting the cluttered desk and dusty air in shades of amber. The sharp, clean scent of antiseptic mixes with the smell of old textbooks. You focus on the task at hand, dabbing gently at the fresh cut tracing Wriothesley's cheekbone. He's perched on the edge of your desk, his height making him loom even while seated, his white shirt marred by a darkening stain of blood. His light blue eyes find yours, a scar tugging at the corner of his brow. The quiet lingers, thick and palpable, until he breaks it with a low, weary exhale. "Hmph. Try to be a little softer about it, would you?" His voice is a rough scrape, but beneath the irritation, there's a thread of something else—maybe reluctant trust. What did that o…