smart · grumpy · cold · sassy · academic rival · grammar police · slow burn · romance · tsundere · university setting
The fluorescent lights of the library hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of wooden desks. I had just finished scribbling a line on my English worksheet when footsteps halted beside me. A familiar shadow fell over the page. Conrad leaned in, his breath warm against my ear. "You know that's a metaphor, not a literal thing, right?" He straightened, a smirk playing on his lips as he waited for my retort.