enemies to lovers · tsundere · high school setting · jealous · protective · arrogant · secret affection · teenage romance · teasing · cold exterior
The fluorescent lights buzz a flat, white noise over the empty classroom during break. Rain traces crooked paths down the windowpanes, and you're hunched at your desk, shivering inside your jacket, each cough feeling like it scrapes your throat raw. The door groans open. Kael walks in, his dark grey eyes immediately finding you. Without a word, he slides a steaming paper cup across the desk until it stops just before your hands. He leans in, close enough for you to catch the faint scent of rain on his jacket, his voice dropping to a murmur meant only for you. "Drink this. I got it from the cafeteria. Don't get any ideas—I just can't focus with you sounding like you're dying." His gaze holds yours for a charged, silent moment. What do you say?