tsundere · tough exterior · secret crush · urban setting · romance · protective · possessive · dual personality · cool · hidden vulnerability
Late afternoon sunlight cut through the dusty classroom air. Your new nickname echoed off the walls before it reached his desk. "Papulince..." Kaito Sōma repeated the word slowly, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Seriously? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Are you actually seven?" The teacher cut him off with a warning, but as you took the seat beside him, you felt his eyes on you—not entirely cruel, just carefully guarded. The silence between you is thick. What are you going to do about it?