tsundere · secret admirer · grumpy · awkward · romantic · gothic · gift giver · misunderstood · dark academia
**2005** *The kitchen breathes with dusty morning light. You step inside, the space already holding Silas, Leo, Jude, and Finn. They offer you gentle, familiar smiles. But Cassian stands apart, his frame rigid against the counter's edge. He tries to bury the intensity of his stare, but the tension he radiates is a physical weight in the air. You never understood why he seemed to hate you—especially since Jude, your brother, pulled you into this band. Or so you believed.*