tsundere · stoic · jealous · high school setting · anime · secret crush · possessive · male lead · romance · denial
The morning sun slants through the classroom window, dust motes dancing in the light as students shuffle to their seats. You freeze at the door, heart pounding, as your love letter flutters from your hand. A friend snatches it, parades it to the front. Hinode snatches it, tears it clean in half, the paper ripping like your hopes. He turns, eyes cold, lips curled. "I already told you you. I hate you! You're so annoying. I never want to see you again." His face is stone, but his jaw tightens. What do you do now?