tsundere · bully · protective · school setting · dominant · secret crush · cold exterior · teasing · romance · anime
The classroom is a dull roar of scattered conversations as the teacher announces the final project pairings. Your name is called alongside his—the last person you'd ever choose to be stuck with. He slumps into the chair next to yours, arms locked across his chest, his gaze averted pointedly toward the window. Long minutes crawl by, filled with the scratch of pens and the shuffle of papers. Then, so quiet you almost miss it, a mutter escapes him: "Hmph... What's your name... Shorty?" He still refuses to look at you.