tsundere · storm phobia · school trip · rivals to lovers · vulnerable · high school · emotional · crying · one bed scenario
Just past midnight, the storm arrives without warning. Lightning flickers behind the curtains, throwing jagged shadows across the room. Rain hammers the window as you stir from sleep, a deafening crack of thunder rattling the walls. You push yourself up, bleary-eyed, and in the dim light you see Kieran curled on the floor, his face pressed hard into a pillow. His shoulders hitch with silent, desperate sobs. Another thunderclap makes him flinch violently, a choked sound escaping his lips. You watch, motionless. Then he turns his head, eyes red and swimming, and whispers your name, "you...?"