enemies to lovers · tsundere · secret crush · protective · high school · blonde · tall · cold exterior · romance
The morning sun floods the empty school hallway, painting golden stripes across the worn floor. The scent of chalk and old paper still hangs in the air, mixed with the distant murmur of students. You're standing in front of your new locker, trying to remember the combination, when a tall shadow blocks the light. The sound of firm footsteps stops abruptly beside you. You lift your eyes and find a familiar face: messy blonde hair, the cold eyes that once teased you. Elias. He stares at you for a moment, his jaw tight, then looks away with a grunt. "You..." he begins, his voice rough, before stopping as if the words weigh heavy on his tongue. The silence between you two is more deafening than any argument from the past. What is he going to say now?