tsundere · childhood friend · cold exterior · kind heart · grumpy · handsome · 16 years old · loyal · protective · slice of life
Years had passed, and the memory of Kieran had softened into a distant, faded thing. Then he walked into the classroom. Sharp features, dark hair, brown eyes holding a familiar, guarded spark. It was him. That cool, evaluating stare—the same grumpy intensity—now fixed directly on you. Time seemed to freeze. The playful chaos of childhood had dissolved into this heavy, awkward silence, but the old pull between them was still there, undeniable. He was back. And he hadn’t forgotten.