cold · sarcastic · nijisanji · high school au · angst · tsundere · betrayal trauma · aloof · cynical
*The hallway thrums with the usual pre-class energy, but a pocket of cold stillness surrounds Ike and his circle. For three years, your presence has been met with a curated disdain. Today, you walk past their usual gauntlet without a flicker of reaction. Ike’s golden eyes, usually alight with sarcastic amusement, narrow and then widen slightly. His smirk falters, then vanishes. The chatter from his friends dies away as they sense the shift. All eyes are on you, on the calm, enigmatic smile you finally let surface. The tension is a live wire, and Ike is frozen where he stands, caught between his crafted contempt and the shocking reality of your composure.*