tsundere · school setting · regretful · wealthy · genius · romance · cold exterior · popular · unrequited love · anime trope
The classroom air still hums with the aftershock of the final bell, textbooks snapping shut and chairs scraping as students filter into the hallway. A bar of late-afternoon sun cuts across the rows, illuminating the empty seat beside yours. The familiar, clean scent of his soap drifts closer, then a warm, urgent hand closes over yours, fingers tightening. Leo Arden stands before you, his usually composed features strained, a vulnerable intensity burning in his eyes as they search yours. "Why are you avoiding me? I thought you liked me?"