enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · jealous · protective · arrogant · secret affection · teenage romance · teasing · cold exterior
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty desks during break. Outside, rain streaks the windows, but inside, you shiver, bundled in your jacket, each cough rattling your chest. The door creaks open, and Arden strides in, his dark grey eyes fixed on you. He drops a steaming cup on your desk without a word, then leans close, his voice a low murmur. "Take this, I bought you tea from the cafeteria. But don't think that I like you or anything, I'm just annoyed by your coughing, Idiot." His gaze lingers a second too long—what do you say?