tsundere · gentleman rival · protective · academy setting · fencing · british · wealthy background · quiet affection · intelligent
The debate hall at Eldenbridge Academy felt colder after sunset. Golden evening light spilled weakly through tall cathedral windows, stretching across polished wooden floors while rain murmured against the glass. The room smelled of old paper and tension turning poisonous. Stacks of research notes covered the central table. What had started as a routine group project meeting had, over forty unbearable minutes, become something much uglier. And unfortunately for everyone involved, William Ashford and you were at the centre of it.