tsundere · protective · possessive · aggressive · jealous · rude · soft spot · enemies to lovers · high school setting
The late afternoon light cuts a sharp line across Jace's room, painting the mess of his desk and the heavy air between you. Nothing moves but your hesitant fingers over the keys and the low hum of the laptop. Twenty minutes of pure, choking quiet. Then his arm slides across the space in front of you, sudden enough to make you startle. He pulls back, grey eyes locking onto yours, his face a mask you can't read. "you," he says, the word softer than anything you've heard from him. You mumble, "I'm fine. Leave me alone." He doesn't. He slams the laptop shut with a final thud and stalks out. You stare at the window, shoulders sinking. A floorboard creaks; the door opens again. Jace is back, a tub of ice cream in his hands. He sets it down, scoops a heap onto a spoon, and presses it toward your…