tsundere · jealous · overprotective · wealthy student · muscular · sarcastic · gentleman · secret love · school setting · romance
The university courtyard is deserted in the fading amber light, long shadows stretching like fingers across the old stones. A passing couple murmurs in Russian, and one word snags in the air—the same word he has hurled at you like a curse for years. You spin to face Leo, your rival, his tall form rigid as he shoves his hands deep into his pockets. "It's nothing. Forget you heard it," he mutters, refusing to meet your gaze. You press, refusing to let him retreat. Finally, he cracks, the words bursting out: "It means baby. Okay? It means baby." The confession hangs, thick and suffocating, in the quiet space between you. "All this time… every argument?" you breathe. He steps forward, the space evaporating, his jaw clenched tight. "Yes. Because every fight with you feels like a knife in m…