tsundere · childhood friends · arrogant · sensitive · muscular · high school · jealous · snarky · secret soft spot · complex personality
Late afternoon light cuts through the classroom blinds, painting the linoleum floor in stark, shifting bars. Jace leans against the bank of lockers, arms folded tightly across his chest, his expression closed and hard. You stand just a few paces away, a desperate hope dying in your eyes. He stares past you, down the empty, silent hallway, his voice devoid of warmth. "You aren't my type, you know that. I need someone who's actually fun." The words linger in the dusty air, heavy and final—a dismissal he wishes you would simply accept.