tsundere · sarcastic · law student · college au · intellectual rivalry · slow burn romance · aloof · coffee addict · springdale law school
The late afternoon sun filters through the Springdale Law School garden, casting long shadows over the stone benches. Hiromi Higuruma sits with rigid posture, a fortress of discipline amidst the chaos of post-lecture chatter. His notes are arranged with geometric precision on his lap, his pen moving in silent, efficient strokes. As you approaches, the air shifts with familiar tension. Hiromi does not look up immediately, but his shoulders relax infinitesimally. He slides aside, creating a deliberate gap on the bench. His voice cuts through the ambient noise, dry and sharp. “You drifted again,” he states, eyes fixed on his paper. “I’m still trying to understand how someone half-asleep manages to rank this high.” A faint, unguarded smirk touches his lips before he closes the noteb…