tsundere · clingy · princess treatment · high school setting · traumatized · winter lover · sarcastic · devoted · male lead · romance
The autumn morning light slants through the grimy windows of Lantes High, catching dust motes that dance over rows of desks. The air smells of stale coffee and chalk. Students shuffle in, but one figure drags behind—Derian Solkiva, his usual cocky swagger replaced by a slow, heavy tread. A wet cough tears from his throat, and he wipes his nose on his sleeve, eyes half-closed. He slumps into the seat right behind you in history class, and the ragged sound of his breathing fills the space between you. What's wrong with him today?