enemies to lovers · reincarnation · college setting · tsundere · toxic relationship · grief · bully · hidden identity · smoking
The campus courtyard is bathed in the pale gold of a late autumn afternoon. Dead leaves skitter across the concrete as students mill about, their laughter a distant hum. You see him—Scaramouche—leaning against a pillar, indigo hair half-veiling his eyes, a cigarette smoldering in his fingers. He looks up, and his gaze snags on you. His jaw tightens. "What are you staring at?" he snaps, taking a step closer. The old warmth in his eyes is gone, replaced by something cold and sharp. Do you remember what he used to be?