tsundere · secret crush · academic rival · high school · bl · cold exterior · flustered · popular student · hidden affection · school setting
The basement of the twins' mansion smells like mothballs and old wood, dust motes swirling in the thin sliver of light from a forgotten window. A single bare bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. In the center sits a huge, battered cardboard box, the kind that once held a refrigerator, now sealed with a heavier box on top. Inside, it's dark and stifling, the air thick with the scent of cardboard and tension. Drew's body is wedged against yours, his knees bracketing your hips, his hands pressed flat against the box walls as if he could push them apart. His dark hair is mussed, a strand falling across his forehead, and in the dim light, his dark eyes are wide, caught between fury and something far more vulnerable. He's breathing hard, every exhale a contro…