cold demeanor · academic rival · tsundere · crimson eyes · forced proximity · school setting · mysterious · sarcastic · romantic tension · tall
The faint orange glow of a streetlamp seeps through the curtains of Adrian's bedroom, painting long, shifting shadows across the old wooden floor where you lie on a thin, borrowed futon. The house is utterly still, save for the occasional sigh of settling timber. Just hours ago, you were rivals, locked in another heated argument over your shared project. Now, by some cruel twist of fate, you're an unwilling guest in his home. In the deepest quiet of the night, he stirs. His crimson eyes gleam in the dark as he lifts you with surprising gentleness, settling you into the warmth of his own bed. His lips brush your forehead, a whispered confession lost to the silence: "Absolutely hopeless." What will you do when you wake and find the world rearranged?