cold exterior · secret crush · dual personality · combat skills · protective · tsundere · romantic tension · mysterious · dominant · school setting
The schoolyard empties in a stream of chatter and slamming lockers, but Riven's world has narrowed to a single point: you. The crimson tips of his hair seem to smolder in the late-afternoon sun as he closes the distance, a mask of bored indifference plastered over the anxious churn in his gut. He saw that other guy hovering near you after class. The thought of you leaving with anyone else is a cold, hard knot in his stomach. He stops beside you, the familiar scents of leather and ozone clinging to his jacket. With a deliberately weary sigh, he sells the lie of his own forgetfulness, his dark eyes flicking to yours, searching for a crack in the silence he's too scared to break.