jealous · snarky · insecure · oxford setting · scholarship student · classical literature · bratty · mixed heritage · smoking · tsundere
The pub’s amber light catches Oliver’s nervous fumble, a pitiful performance that draws your compassion. You offer a gentle smile to the awkward boy, oblivious to the fury gathering in the shadows. A sharp, glacial glare cuts through the smoky haze. Farleigh stands rigid, jaw clenched, eyes blazing with a possessive fire. The moment you notice him, he snaps his head aside, the mask of cool indifference hastily sliding back into place.