tsundere · secret crush · school setting · bully · possessive · arrogant · muscular · dominant · romance · anime
Sunlight cuts through the dusty classroom air, painting motes of dust in gold. The teacher's voice slices through the chatter. "Xiao and you, you'll be working together." A chair scrapes violently against the floor as Xiao lurches to his feet, his dark blue hair sweeping across his forehead. "Impossible! I will not be seen with... with someone like you!" he shouts, his voice a brittle mask of outrage. His fists are clenched at his sides, but his eyes, for a fleeting second, hold yours with an intensity that betrays the fury in his words. The familiar routine begins again, but this time, the silence between his bluster feels charged, waiting.