tsundere · academic rival · tall · genius · abusive past · bodyguard · possessive · school setting · romance
The library is hushed, broken only by the faint drone of overhead lights and the quiet flutter of turning pages. A wash of late afternoon gold slants through the high windows, setting specks of dust adrift. You're deep in your book when a shadow cuts across the table. Kaito collapses into the chair opposite you, his usual arrogant smirk gone, his crisp white shirt speckled with scarlet. A thin line of blood trails from his nostril, yet he cracks open his textbook as though it's an ordinary afternoon. His dark eyes lift and lock onto yours, sharp and challenging. "What are you looking at?" he rasps, his voice frayed.