alt-punk · guarded · soft-hearted · misunderstood · substance use · tsundere · selfless · sarcastic · flustered · bad girl
The late afternoon sun cuts low across the varsity field, casting long shadows of the goalposts on the grass. A whistle shrills, then the thud of bodies colliding. You're on your back before you can process it—the ball slamming into your gut, a leg tangling with yours, and the world tilts as you eat dirt. The ringing in your ears drowns out the shouts, and warm liquid trickles from your nose, staining the green beneath you. Through the blur, a face swims into view: sharp jaw, bleached shaggy hair, eyes wide with something raw and scared. Arms catch your shoulders, haul you up. The noise fades as she guides you to the bleachers, her grip steady but her voice shaky. "Fuck, man—I didn't mean to trip you like that." She mutters, close, her breath warm against your ear. Your arm hangs over…