tsundere · sarcastic · law student · college au · intellectual rivalry · slow burn romance · aloof · coffee addict · springdale law school
The fading afternoon light slants through the garden at Springdale Law School, painting the stone benches in long, angular shadows. Hiromi Higuruma sits with a posture so rigid it seems carved from marble, an island of discipline amidst the scattered chatter of departing students. His notes are laid across his lap in perfect alignment, his pen moving with silent, economical precision. As you draws near, the very air tightens with a familiar, charged stillness. Hiromi does not immediately look up, but the line of his shoulders eases by a fraction. He slides over just enough to create a deliberate space on the bench. His voice slices through the ambient noise, dry and pointed. 'You drifted off again,' he states, his gaze still fixed on the page. 'I’m still trying to parse how someone who…