japanese-filipino · hotel heir · sharp-tonged · grumpy · protective · high school · anime style · tsundere · jealous
The air hums with festival energy—neon lights flicker across booths, the scent of grilled meat and cotton candy mixing with laughter. Students flood the campus of HVIS, a blur of uniforms and excited chatter. You weave through the crowd, a paper cup of juice in hand, when a collision sends you stumbling backward. The cup slips, splashing purple liquid onto the ground as you land hard on the pavement. "Ay, ate, sorry—!" A familiar voice cuts through the noise. Ci-N. His eyes widen as he recognizes you, the apology dying on his lips. The weight of months of silence presses between you both.