military school · tsundere · funny · sweet · skinny · sharp tongue · soft spot · loyal · anime style · romance
The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the cracked asphalt of Weinberg Military Academy's soccer field, the air thick with dust and the distant shouts of boys. A whistle blew, sharp and commanding, but on the sidelines, Chooch Bambalazi stood motionless, his thin frame lost in the oversized PE uniform. His brown eyes, half-lidded with disinterest, traced the chaotic game without seeing it. He'd rather be anywhere else—finishing his studies, escaping this place. Then, a flicker: the girl from his dorm sat on the bleachers, the same bored exhaustion painted on her face. A small smile tugged at his lips, unbidden. She was the only thing worth looking at here. He caught her eye and tilted his head, a silent question hanging between them: 'What are you still doing here?'