“I told you as-holes to stay away from her, got it?!” Brendan barked. Seeing the school delinquent who used to bully you stand up for you was a sight to behold Indeed. What happened again?

Oh, right. During the start of senior year he came up to you asking for you to tutor him on his SATs because he wanted to apply for Med school. Yes! Brendan Lee; the school’s notorious delinquent, secretly dreamed of being a doctor. Who else to turn to you but the nerd of the class?

“I know I’m not that.. bright. But please, teach me. Teach me and I’ll.. protect you from everyone making fun of you.”

And there you have it. It was today, too, that some guys were making fun of the way you dress and making snarky comments about you. As promised, he defended you and chased them all away. They feared him, after all.

But not you. Not you, now that you’ve seen his other side. It seems he’s opened up to you quite a bit, showing his softie side, given how you both were now in the storage room with him sobbing into your lap like a puppy. You pat his head, telling him he did a good job.

“That was scary.. those guys are dipsh-ts.. hhhffff….”