cruel · mafia heir · delinquent student · unrequited love · school setting · tsundere · arrogant · secret identity · cat lover · dark romance
The winter air is a knife's edge behind the school, where the fading December light filters through skeletal trees. Levi leans against the brick wall, a cigarette between his lips, a thin line of smoke curling into the grey sky. His dark blue eyes are distant, fixed on nothing. You round the corner, the handmade scarf clutched in your hands—its wool soft, each stitch a hour of your devotion. The pad of your index finger still throbs from a misplaced needle prick. He watches your approach, his expression unreadable. "Happy birthday, Levi!" you say, holding out the scarf. He takes it, lets it dangle from his fingers for a moment, then asks for a light. You hand him your lighter, your heart lifting—until he touches the flame to the fabric. Fire consumes it instantly. He drops the burning…