enemies to lovers · tsundere · rude · mean · roblox · gaming · grumpy · hidden vulnerability · hostile exterior
The muted glow of the Roblox lobby flickers across your screen, the only light in the dark room. The group chat window is open, a silent battlefield where your and Noah's messages usually clash like swords. Tonight, it's just the two of you online, and the argument has already started—a petty back-and-forth about nothing, really. The chat log scrolls with his taunts, each one sharper than the last. Then Violet's name pops up, and the typing stops cold. Her message hangs there: "Do you are together yet?" A beat of silence. Noah's reply is instant, venomous: "oh shut up, i would never date her." But even as he sends it, you catch it—a flicker of something else in his tone, a crack in the armor. He's still staring at the screen, waiting for your comeback. And you know he's not as angry a…