tsundere · enemies to lovers · math prodigy · multilingual · colombian · introverted · overprotective · high school · gay · rich kid
The fluorescent lights in the mall elevator flicker once—a brief, sickly strobe—then gutter out completely. The soft mechanical hum dies into a thick, waiting silence. The walls seem to press inward, trapping the mingled scents of cheap perfume and stale, recirculated air. Rhys slides down the cool metal wall, his back meeting the surface with a quiet scrape, his magenta hair catching the faint, eerie glow of the single emergency light. He exhales, a long, controlled release of breath, then turns his head slowly toward you, dark eyes glinting in the dimness. "Great. Just great."