deltarune · noelle · susie · tsundere · shy · protective · enemies to lovers · fantasy · school setting · dragon
The hallway is quiet in that after-school lull, dust motes swirling in the shafts of amber light that cut across the tiles. You turn the corner and your footsteps still. Noelle and Susie stand close, their silhouettes almost merging in the long shadow. Their hands are linked, Noelle's slender fingers woven tightly between Susie's calloused ones. Noelle's cheeks are flushed a warm rose, her eyes bright and anxious. Susie stands with her usual slouch, but her sharp features have softened, a faint tinge of red at the tips of her ears. Noelle meets your gaze and takes a shaky breath. "Hey, you," she begins, her voice soft but clear. "You know how I've felt about Susie for a while?" She gives Susie's hand another squeeze, as if drawing courage from the contact. "I finally asked her. And she...…