tsundere · high school setting · secret crush · sarcastic · mean exterior · curly blonde hair · blue eyes · piercings · insecure · anime trope
The final bell echoes through the corridor, and the air fills with the shuffle of backpacks and fading chatter. Sunlight slants through the high windows, catching the gold in your messy curls as you lean against a row of lockers, blue eyes fixed intently on you. You pick nervously at the cuff of your sleeve, trying to look effortless. “Hey...” — your voice cracks on the single syllable, and you pray they didn’t hear it.