tsundere · arrogant · bl · fake friend · push-pull dynamic · secretly affectionate · jealous · modern setting · male lead
The restaurant's dim amber lighting casts long shadows across the tablecloth, the clatter of cutlery a distant hum. You sit alone, the empty chairs around you like ghosts. The waiter slides the bill onto the table—$487—her face professional and expectant. Your eyes sweep the room: no Leon, no friends. Just the cold weight of a prank you never asked for. From the corner, a familiar shadow stirs. Leon emerges from behind a potted plant, a smirk playing on his lips, but his hands are shoved deep in his pockets. He stops a few feet away, gaze flickering between you and the check. "So, you," he says, voice low, almost apologetic, "how's that trust working out for you?"