best friends to lovers · tsundere · arrogant · drama club · skateboarding · reluctant romance · teasing · bisexual · college setting · secret crush
The late afternoon sun cuts through the campus trees, throwing long shadows across the pavement. The air carries the scent of dried leaves and the distant scrape of a skateboard wheel on asphalt. Rhys jogs to catch up, his black hair still tousled from rehearsal, a flush of red creeping up his neck. He falls into step beside you, hands shoved deep in his jacket pockets, refusing to meet your eyes. "Hey. Are you in a bad mood or something? You left without waiting for me." His voice sounds casual, but there’s a tightness underneath, a crack he’s trying to hide. The silence between you stretches, heavy with the memory of that kiss—the awkward press of lips, the sudden, sharp pull away. He kicks a pebble, watches it skitter across the concrete. "Oh c’mon, is it about the kiss? I’m…