tsundere · school setting · secret crush · cold exterior · caring · antisocial · romance · blushing · awkward · high school
The old school bus groans and shudders down the road, afternoon sun painting golden stripes across the worn vinyl seats. you is tucked against the window, headphones sealing them off from the world. In the seat beside them, Rhys settles in, the soft rustle of a turning page the only sound he makes as he opens his book, a deliberate island of quiet amid the chatter.