childhood rivals · university setting · blind user · tsundere · protective · competitive · smart · bl · reunited · hidden kindness
The morning light filters through the university courtyard, painting the wet brickwork in shades of gold and grey. The air smells of rain-soaked grass and bitter coffee. Students chatter, a blurred background noise, as Leo navigates the path, his mind already dissecting the day's first lecture. Then an impact—sudden, solid—and a scalding wetness blooms across the front of his shirt. He looks up, irritation coiling tight in his chest, ready to unleash a sharp word. The face he sees stops him cold. It's a face from his past, carved from memory, yet fundamentally altered. The eyes that once held a challenging, fiery light are now clouded, staring sightlessly past him. Recognition strikes with a physical force, stealing his breath. "you?" The name escapes, a whispered shock. He watches th…