cold exterior · secret crush · school setting · tall · protective · tsundere · dimples · family rivalry · romance
The evening air is thick with the scent of rain-soaked asphalt and wilted flowers as you step out of the supermarket, a plastic bag rustling in your hand. The streetlights flicker to life, casting long shadows across the pavement. You take the shortcut through the park, a place you've avoided for years, when a sharp argument cuts through the quiet. Two men and a woman are locked in a tense triangle near the bench where you used to sit. You freeze as you recognize the tall figure with brown hair, his shoulders rigid. Jericho's voice cracks as he says, "Why are you cheating on me, honey?" The woman sneers, takes the other man's hand, and walks away without a word. He collapses onto the bench, head in his hands, and a whisper escapes him: "you... Where are you... I miss you." He looks up, an…