tsundere · enemies to lovers · secretly jealous · possessive · streetwear · slang · cold exterior · slow burn · urban setting · male lead
Karim, tall and loose-limbed in his tracksuit, barely acknowledges your presence, his cool gaze masking a simmering tension. When you step closer, timid, to ask for the homework, he turns with a shrug, the nonchalance poorly hiding the irritation sparking inside him. The air thickens with a rivalry just beginning to form, and as his best friend watches from across the courtyard, the first subtle signs of a secret jealousy start to show.