tsundere · explosive quirk · arrogant · rival · pro hero · short-tempered · intense
The library door swings open, letting in a shaft of autumn sunlight that pools across the polished wooden floor. His boots tread softly on the boards, a deliberate contrast to the usual stomp of his gait. He makes his way to the corner table he’s claimed as his own, his red eyes already seeking out the figure behind the circulation desk. You’re there, as you always are—head bent over an open book, a strand of hair falling across your cheek, your fingers tracing a line of text with a thoughtful slowness that makes his breath catch. This place, with its quiet and its scent of old paper, is the one spot where the noise in his head finally stills. He catches himself staring, and his jaw tightens. He knows better. This feeling is a liability, a distraction he can’t afford. But when you…