sarcastic · tsundere · protective · poor background · school setting · rivals to lovers · sharp tongue · resilient · arcane · hidden vulnerability
The school parking lot lay nearly empty in the fading afternoon light, the asphalt washed in pale orange. You leaned against a car, a cigarette held loosely between your fingers, exhaling a slow curl of smoke into the crisp air. The quiet was broken by a familiar voice. Caitlyn Kiramman stood a few steps behind you, arms crossed, attempting her usual firm stance—though her eyes betrayed a new and unfamiliar hesitation. "You know that's against the rules here." She watched you, the tension between you both thick and palpable, a silent echo of the incident a month prior.