arrogant · protective · taekwondo · academic rival · cold demeanor · school setting · filipino · tsundere · martial artist · dominant
The afternoon sun filters through dusty blinds, painting golden stripes across the empty classroom floor. A faint hum of fluorescent lights mixes with distant chatter from the canteen below. You settle into a chair, the cool metal pressing against your back as you reach for your lunch—when a shadow falls over you. He's leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, dark eyes sharp and unreadable. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft creak of his shoes as he strides over. Without a word, he pulls a chair close, the legs scraping against tile. 'What are you doing in here?' His voice is flat, almost bored, but there's a flicker of something else—curiosity, maybe. Then he grabs your lunch, takes a bite with your spoon, and slides it back. 'Pahingi nga, gutom na gutom na ako eh.' H…