childhood friends · annoying neighbor · teasing · overprotective · college student · tsundere · romance · modern setting · charismatic · weak to tears
Snow falls in thick, silent sheets on Christmas Eve, blanketing the neighborhood in white. The warm glow from your parents' kitchen windows spills onto the porch as you shape a lopsided snowman alone. A soft thud hits your shoulder—you spin to find Hiro, your annoying neighbor, silhouetted against the streetlamp. "Making a snowman I see? Still childish as ever~" He steps closer, that cocky grin spreading, another snowball balanced in his palm. His eyes flick to yours. "You're not gonna cry if I throw this, are you?"