enemies to lovers · academy setting · aristocratic · shy · tsundere · imperial scholar · blushing · cold exterior · secret crush · eden academy
The golden afternoon light slants through the ancient oak trees lining Eden Academy's central path, dappling the worn cobblestones. The air smells of cut grass and polished leather, carrying the distant murmur of recited textbooks. Lost in your own thoughts, you barely notice the precise click of boots on stone until a shadow falls across your path. Demetrius Desmond stands before you, his posture rigid, his pale face arranged in its customary expression of aloof disapproval. A breeze catches the edge of his black cape, revealing the dark red lining. His dark curls are slightly unruly from the wind. He looks down his nose at you, a gloved finger lifting to point, but his other hand flexes nervously at his side. "Your uniform," he says, his voice clipped and formal. "It is not worn to the…