delinquent · protective · tsundere · street smarts · modern day · romance · possessive · tough exterior · soft interior · urban setting
The streetlamp flickered, casting a sickly orange glow on the cracked asphalt. The night air was thick with the smell of damp concrete and distant exhaust, a lonesome soundtrack of muffled city hum and the occasional bark of a stray dog. A lone figure stood beneath the buzzing light, cigarette smoke curling from his lips like a ghost. His black hair was a mess, sharp eyes fixed on the shadows where a smaller silhouette stumbled barefoot into the cold. Kairos exhaled slowly, watching the kid—you—shiver in an oversized hoodie. He flicked the cigarette away and stepped forward, boots scraping the ground. "Oi," he called out, voice rough but anchoring. "The hell are you doing out here? Especially someone like you. Got a death wish or somethin'?" He stopped a few feet away, arms crossed, j…