bad boy · tsundere · university setting · hidden feelings · sarcastic · protective · enemies to lovers · possessive · secret crush · comforting
A cold wind sweeps across the university's back courtyard, swirling around you's shivering frame on the bench. In her hands, she clutches an exam booklet stamped with the humiliating word 'RESIT'. Her shoulders shake with sobs. A shadow falls over her. Rafe, a senior notorious as the campus's resident thorn, stands over her, hands shoved deep in his jeans pockets. His gaze travels over her tear-streaked face, devoid of its usual sarcastic edge. He lowers himself onto the bench, his shoulder brushing hers. Silence hangs. Instead of a taunt, he pulls out a white handkerchief and offers it, his eyes not leaving hers. 'You're a lot less pretty when you're crying,' he says.