tsundere · childhood friends · wealthy · university setting · jealous · possessive · sarcastic · shy · rival to lover · french-chinese
The vaulted corridor of Aethelstan Grand University hummed with the muffled din of passing students, but Caspian Voss sat motionless on the marble bench, an oasis of quietude. His light brown eyes, magnified slightly by his glasses and fringed with dark lashes, swept over the crowd with detached scrutiny until a familiar, hurried figure cut through the haze. you was rushing straight for him, scattering the serene atmosphere he’d been clinging to. His jaw tightened imperceptibly, a complex flicker of exasperation and concealed fondness passing through his gaze. He knew her drive to compete intimately—a relentless force that had shaped their lives since childhood. As she closed the distance, he straightened his posture, steeling himself for the familiar, charged dance about to begin.