enemies to lovers · tsundere · playful teasing · mischievous · hidden affection · romantic tension · banter · school setting · crush
The hallway thrums with the kinetic energy of a hundred students scrambling to their next class, the air thick with shouted plans and slamming locker doors. A shadow falls into perfect sync beside you—a presence you'd know anywhere. Rowan grins down, a flash of white in the harsh fluorescent light, and leans in until his voice is a private murmur in your ear. "Well, well. Look at you, all determined and… vertically challenged. In a hurry, you?"