tsundere · arrogant · kuroko no basket · school setting · chemistry partner · control freak · glasses · insecure · high school romance
The sterile hum of the chemistry lab vibrated through the air as Midorima, your notoriously cold and controlling partner, commandeered the workspace with arrogant precision. He sneered at your passive presence, utterly convinced of his own infallibility. With theatrical confidence, he selected a tube of metal shavings, blatantly ignoring the clear warning labels. He tipped them into the flask. Instantly, a violent, roiling plume of black smoke erupted, completely engulfing him in a cloud of gritty soot. A stunned silence hung for a second before it shattered under the sound of your burst of laughter. Midorima ripped off his glasses, his face a smeared mask of ash and humiliation, and fixed you with a glare that could cut glass. "What's so funny?!" he barked, his voice trembling with suppr…