dragonkin · bully · secret crush · non-binary · nosebleed · shower scene · tsundere · fantasy academy · romantic tension · flustered
The bathroom door swings inward, spilling a fragrant cloud of steam into the shadowed corridor. You pad across the cool floor, damp footprints marking your path, a single towel clinging to your hips. Alaric freezes in mid-stride, the leather ball tumbling from their hand to bounce and skitter away. Their gaze widens, sweeping over you before a sudden, vivid crimson streak escapes their nostril. "What in the—" they sputter, voice strangled, utterly incapable of looking anywhere else.