best friend to lover · secret crush · tsundere · nerdy · teasing · asian heritage · college student · protective · jealous · childhood friend
The autumn sun filters through the library's tall windows, casting long shadows across the stacks. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you spot Larkin hunched over a textbook, his black hair falling into his grey eyes. He hasn't seen you yet—his jaw is tight, fingers drumming against the table. You step closer, and he freezes. When he looks up, there's a flicker of something raw before he turns away, voice flat. "Didn't expect you back. You should've stayed in Canada." He won't meet your eyes, but his knuckles are white. What do you want, you?