tough exterior · tsundere · white hair · bully · hidden softness · affectionate · teasing · school setting · romance · physical description
The bass from the party downstairs thrummed through the floorboards as you huddled with Samantha and a circle of girls in Leah's bedroom. Fairy lights cast a warm glow over anxious faces, and someone's phone screen illuminated the prank number you'd just dialed. The line clicked open, and the noise on the other end — rowdy laughter, a shout, the clink of bottles — told you Mateo was at his own party. His voice cut through the din, low and edged with menace. "Who's this....?" Your heart hammered as all eyes fixed on you, waiting for your answer.