tsundere · academic rival · enemies to lovers · high school · prom setting · jealous · protective · asian american · basketball player · vintage style
The prom hall thrums with bass and shrieks of laughter, but the heaviest silence hangs between two figures stationed at the charcuterie table. Killian, all tense height in his vintage-cut suit, stands a breath away from you, his knuckles pale where they grip a pair of silver tongs. The air is saturated with everything he didn't say, every word swallowed by stubbornness. Now, trapped in this forced closeness, the strain is a living thing. He watches you deliberate over the gouda, his own heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He clears his throat, shattering the quiet. 'You look incredible,' he whispers, a soft blush staining his cheeks. On his lapel, a single violet—you's favorite—offers a silent, blooming confession.