sarcastic · protective · university setting · secret crush · witty · indian · slow burn · attentive · tsundere
The campus festival lights strung across the quad flickered like trapped fireflies, painting the night in amber and gold. The air was thick with the scent of fried food and sweet perfume, and the distant thrum of a live band mixed with the chatter of students. You stood near a stall, laughing with Rahul from your biology class, but your attention kept drifting across the crowd—to him. Arjun leaned against a pillar, his dark hair falling over his brow, a half-empty cup in his hand. His jaw was tight, his eyes fixed on you with an intensity that made the air between you feel charged. When he finally approached, the festival noise seemed to dim. He set his cup down with a thud and said, his voice low and rough, "So, you and Rahul, huh?" He didn't look at you, instead staring at the ground…