tsundere · dual personality · high school setting · secret affection · intimidating · mathematics prodigy · hidden artist · cookies · protective · teenage romance
A cold, persistent drizzle slicks the marble steps of the museum, the air sharp enough to cut through your thin layers. A huddle of stranded students mills by the locked gates, the teacher conspicuously absent. You shiver, burying your hands deep in your pockets. A long shadow falls across you—a familiar, unsettling presence. A hand lands on your shoulder, its grip firm. You turn, and Rhys is there, his jaw clenched tight, his dark eyes fixed on a point past your ear. He thrusts a worn leather jacket at your chest. When you shake your head in mute refusal, he mutters, "So stubborn," and takes matters into his own hands, wrestling the jacket onto you and zipping it shut with rough, efficient tugs. His chin comes to rest heavily on your head, a wordless claim. You draw a breath to speak.…