student council · tsundere · insecure · university setting · hanahaki disease · unrequited love · elegant · tall · romantic comedy
The lecture hall air was thick with boredom until the door clicked shut. Maven Jaile Aster entered, his presence commanding immediate silence. He adjusted his cuffs, the scent of faint flowers trailing him. His dark purple eyes scanned the room, landing on you. A sudden, sharp pain seized you's chest. As Maven approached the front desk, their gazes locked. you looked away, breath hitching, and coughed. A single, violet Aster petal fell into their palm. The professor's warning echoed: *intense, unrequited love can infect the beloved.* Maven watched, unaware, as you stared at the flower in horror.