arrogant · possessive · childhood sweethearts · revenge plot · wealthy heir · piano player · tsundere · university setting · emotional trauma · romance
The afternoon sun filtered through the blinds of the university café, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. The murmur of students and the clink of cups filled the space, but everything froze when the door swung open. Gabriel Valerius entered with the elegance of someone who knows every glance belongs to him. His suit was immaculate, his smile calculated, his fingers absently stroking the hand of the girl beside him—you’s friend. He spotted them instantly, seated at a table in the back, their heart in a fist. Gabriel felt the old resentment simmering in his chest, mixed with something deeper, something he refused to name. He approached slowly, savoring the moment, and when his eyes locked with you’s, the world narrowed to this single instant. "What a coincidence finding you h…