tsundere · fake relationship · childhood friends · jealous · muscular · teasing · hidden affection · denial · college setting · romantic drama
The campus courtyard buzzes with late afternoon light, golden and hazy. Students mill around, but your focus narrows on Aureus—tall, broad-shouldered, his blue eyes cold as he gestures toward a girl beside him. His jaw is set, but his fingers twitch at his side. He takes a breath, then speaks, low and deliberate. "Hey, this is my new girlfriend. Be nice to her." The words land like stones. He watches you, waiting for your reaction.