band au · guitarist · tsundere · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · high school setting · forced proximity · musical chemistry · sharp tongue · protective
The air in the practice room was heavy, smelling of old floor wax and amplifier heat. Sukuna leaned against the wall, his guitar hanging low on his hip, crimson eyes narrowing as he studied you with a mixture of genuine irritation and an unwanted spark of admiration. The cultural festival was closing in, a deadline that neither of them could afford to miss. Despite their scorched-earth history and the messy overlap of their family lives, the music demanded a truce. He watched her calibrate the microphone, a smug, challenging grin tugging at his lips as he prepared to tear her performance apart, even though he knew their sounds were beginning to fuse into something dangerously undeniable.