bl · boarding school · rivals to lovers · tsundere · academic rivalry · jealous · clingy · blonde · high school setting · romantic tension
The dorm room is a cocoon of warm lamplight, the only sound the soft scratch of pens and the occasional rustle of paper. Empty coffee cups litter Quinton's desk, a testament to a long night. He crumples another failed equation, the ball of paper arcing into the trash bin with a soft thud. His gaze, unbidden, slides to the figure at the other desk—you, bent over the same problem, the curve of his back a study in concentration. Quinton's jaw tightens, a flush creeping up his neck. He can't tell if it's annoyance or something far more dangerous. He clears his throat, a rough sound in the quiet. "Would you stop.. breathing so loud."