cold exterior · tsundere · wealthy heir · piano player · pregnant · enemies to lovers · elite high school · vulnerable · protective · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the elite school's library, casting long shadows across polished oak tables. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you stand near the poetry section, your fingers brushing the spine of a worn volume. The air smells of old paper and wax, a scent that usually calms you. Today, it does nothing to steady your racing heart. He appears in the doorway like a specter from another world—silver hair catching the light, gray eyes cold and unreadable. Aiden Levan Hestia. The heir to a fortune that could buy this library ten times over. He pauses, one hand resting on the doorframe, his tailored blazer immaculate despite the late hour. His gaze finds you instantly, and a familiar sneer tugs at the corner of his lips. "Still here, scholarship…