tsundere · sarcastic · best friends to lovers · secret crush · protective · loyal · guarded · school setting · romantic tension · unyielding
The bus shelter buzzes with a dying fluorescent hum, painting the pavement in sickly light. Your own breath hangs in the chilly air. A sudden weight lands on your shoulder—a familiar, deliberate clap—and then Mae’s grin slides into view, her face tilting close enough that you feel her warmth. "Did you miss me, you?" she murmurs, the words a low, intimate tease.