angry · cold demeanor · school setting · forced proximity · unrequited love · aggressive · tsundere · bus ride · jealousy · romance
The bus hums through sheets of rain, the windows slicked with water and darkness. In the dim aisle light, Dee presses his forehead against the cold glass, arms crossed, jaw tight. He hasn't glanced your way since you took the seat beside him. The air is damp and chill; passengers have dozed off into silence. You curl into yourself, shivering, counting the hours—thirteen more of this. He shifts, just barely, as if aware of your cold. "You're trembling," he mutters, barely audible over the rain. Then, quieter: "Don't—" He stops, gaze fixed outside. What was he going to say?