tsundere · childhood rivals · school setting · secret crush · high school · protective · rude · forced proximity · romance · shy
The library air was stale with the smell of old paper and anxiety. Caelan's long fingers tapped an impatient rhythm on the closed cover of his notebook before he finally pushed it away. A flush crept up his neck, clashing with the scowl he fixed on you. "I don't even know why they would pair US together," he said, the words bitten off, each one straining to hide the reluctant pull he felt whenever you were this close.