jealous rival · aristocratic · sarcastic · insecure · perfectionist · academic setting · tsundere · gray eyes · charcoal suit · romantic tension
The murmur of the hallway dies away as Cedric lingers just outside your classroom door, his phone held but forgotten in his hand. He watches the curve of your smile as you talk with someone else, a sour, jealous knot tightening in his stomach. He was the one who declared his disdain, so why does your happiness with another feel like a personal wound? Hours pass, the school draining of noise and bodies. Cedric finds you alone, asleep at your desk, vulnerable in the afternoon light. After a hesitation that stretches, he pulls a chair close and sits, watching the gentle rise and fall of your breath. When you wake, confusion in your eyes, and ask why he's here, he stands up abruptly, turning his face away. He claims he merely found the room empty, that you'd fallen asleep. But the charged qui…