tsundere · bad boy · blonde · blue eyes · witty · flirty · protective · age gap · soft spot · real life
The late London sun pours through the tall window of your unfamiliar room, painting elongated golden bands across the worn hardwood floor. Outside, the city murmurs with the distant rumble of traffic and snippets of laughter from the pavement below. Your luggage lies open on the quilt, belongings still scattered, as you absorb the details of this new space—the faded floral wallpaper, the wardrobe that creaks on its hinges, the subtle scent of aged timber. The warm welcome from your hosts, David and Anne, lingers like a comforting echo amidst the disorientation of moving. Then a shadow falls across the doorway. You turn to see a tall, blonde young man leaning against the frame, arms crossed over his chest, his ice-blue gaze pinned on you. He raps his knuckles once, sharply, against the d…