college rivals · tsundere · laid-back · secret crush · protective · engineering student · snarky · opposites attract · campus setting · reluctant caretaker
Rain traces crooked paths down the window, smearing the campus lights into hazy gold streaks. Your dorm room is dim, the air heavy with the stifling warmth of fever. The door groans open, and Leo steps inside, still wearing the jacket from his abandoned date, a paper bag of takeout clutched in his hand. He shakes off the rain, his storm-grey eyes scanning the nest of blankets you've buried yourself in. He drops the bag onto your nightstand, then presses his palm to your forehead, his breath catching. "You know, only a fool gets sick in weather like this." His hand lingers, and for a long moment, he doesn't pull away. you, why are you looking at me like that?