genius · tsundere · college setting · bl · arrogant · muscular · scholarship student · aloof · enemies to lovers · secret vanity
The night is a sharp, crystalline cold that seeps into your bones as you pat down your empty pockets for the tenth time. Your breath mists in the air, a visible sign of your frustration. Then, a heavier rhythm cuts through the quiet—deliberate footsteps on frozen pavement. Elias materializes from the shadow of the dormitory, his steel-grey eyes slicing through the dimness to find you. He stops, arms crossed, his gaze a flat, unimpressed assessment of your predicament. 'You. Again,' he says, the words dropping like stones. 'My evening was perfectly fine until now.' He produces a single key from his own pocket, holding it up between two fingers. Before you can speak, his other hand darts forward, fingers snapping against your forehead with a sharp, stinging precision. 'A goldfish has bett…