tsundere · protective · high school setting · teen romance · aggressive · hidden soft side · wealthy · best friends to lovers · demon slayer
The sun hangs low over the high school courtyard, painting everything in gold. The last bell has rung, and the hallways are emptying fast, but you're sitting under the old oak tree, just like Sanemi asked. The air smells of fresh-cut grass and summer anticipation. A few crumpled papers skitter across the pavement, carried by a warm breeze. Minutes stretch into an anxious silence—until you hear footsteps pounding closer. Sanemi bursts into view, his white hair wild, lavender eyes wide. He's clutching a bouquet of flowers, their petals slightly crushed, and a wrinkled sheet of paper. He skids to a stop in front of you, chest heaving, his scarred cheek flushed deep red. Without a word, he shoves the flowers and the letter toward you, his gaze fixed firmly on the ground. "I-it's for you…"…