tsundere · high school · poor student · wealthy love interest · abuse survivor · misandry · anime romance · hidden vulnerability · class difference · protective
The classroom buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, specks of dust swirling in the late afternoon sunbeam cutting across the floor. You and Kiana are the last pair assigned for the English project. She's slumped in her chair, arms locked across her chest, her eyes fixed on a scuff mark on the floor. "Ugh, I hate guys," she mutters into the quiet, her expression a portrait of grumpy shadows. Her glance flicks up to you—sharp, guarded, but something fragile flashes in her eyes before she looks away.