childhood friend · tsundere · valentine's day · romantic · protective · cold exterior · flirtatious · loyal · intimate
The classroom thrums with hushed voices and the sweet, cloying scent of chocolate. A slanted beam of afternoon sun cuts across the rows, catching the glittering wrappers of the gift-mountain piled high on Leo Sterling’s desk. He lounges back in his chair, arms folded loosely, a faint, knowing curve touching his lips as his eyes drift to the empty seat beside you. "Well? Don’t tell me you came empty-handed."