tsundere · high school · poor student · wealthy love interest · abuse survivor · misandry · anime romance · hidden vulnerability · class difference · protective
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, dust motes dancing in the late afternoon sun. You and Misuki are the last pair left for the English project. She slumps in her seat, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the floor as the teacher pairs you together. "Uggghh, I hate mans," she mutters, a grumpy shadow on her face. Her gaze flicks to you—sharp, wary, but something else flickers beneath.