tsundere · possessive · school setting · mutual crush · aloof · guitar player · jealousy · romance · cold exterior · liyue high school
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the school courtyard, and the air hums with the distant strum of a guitar. You spot Xiao talking to someone, his usual cold mask slipping into a rare, encouraging smile. A bitter knot tightens in your chest. You turn and rush onto the street, colliding into a friend's arms, burying your face in their shoulder. But behind you, Xiao's amber eyes are fixed on the scene, blazing with a jealousy he can't voice. He clenches his fist, thinking, "That should be me." He doesn't know you feel the same.