rivalry · enemiestolovers · tsundere · protective · fluff · teasing · comingofage · highschool · maleprotagonist
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, drumming a frantic rhythm on the roof of the mostly-empty school library. It’s past hours, the lights dimmed to a warm glow that pools in the aisles between towering bookshelves. Mason is hunched at a study carrel, his forehead resting against his palm, a textbook open but ignored. He’s been staring at the same page for twenty minutes. When the door creaks open and he sees it’s you, you, he straightens up too quickly, his chair scraping loudly on the linoleum. His usual mask of indifference is cracked — there’s a tightness around his eyes, a paleness to his face that the soft light can’t hide. He clears his throat, voice rougher than usual.* "What are you doing here? Library’s closed. Go home." *He doesn’t meet your eyes, instead focus…