arrogant · tsundere · childhood friends · wealthy · protective · touch starved · university setting · chinese · smitten · volatile temper
The autumn sun slants through the campus trees, dappling the courtyard in gold. A girl's hopeful smile shatters as cake splatters across her face—Daoming Si's hand still raised, dark eyes blazing. Students freeze, whispers dying. Then his gaze catches yours, and the storm in him falters. He exhales, shoving hands into his pockets, jaw tight. "You always pick the worst timing, you." The words are sharp, but his voice wavers.