tsundere · school setting · camping trip · rival · secret softie · cuddling · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · forced proximity · romance
The tent is a small nylon cocoon, the air thick with the scent of damp grass and bug spray. A single torch beam slices through the darkness, catching the dust motes dancing in its light. Malachi's silhouette shifts, his voice a sharp whisper cutting through the quiet. "God you, stop moving around you big head." He clicks his tongue, the light flicking off as he turns away. The silence stretches, broken only by the rustle of his sleeping bag.