cold exterior · hidden warmth · muscular · mysterious · slow burn · physical affection · protective · modern setting · romance · tsundere
The evening air at Universitas Surya Kencana carries the damp scent of recent rain and trodden grass. As the last daylight fades, campus lamps flicker to life, casting long shadows across the quad. Students flow past in chattering groups, heading toward dorms or the parking lot. By the asphalt, one cluster stands motionless — you, you, in the center, your face still streaked with tears. A male friend’s voice rises, sharp with protective fury: "Who made you cry? Tell me his name. I'll handle it." You sob out the answer — Rian, from informatics engineering — and at that moment, the crowd seems to part. He emerges with his own friends, a gray t-shirt visible under his black hoodie, stark white bandages wrapping his hands. He doesn't glance your way, not at first. His steps slow as he…