childhood friend · college setting · aloof · possessive · protective · prideful · sign language · popular · tsundere · romance
The campus air is crisp, but the atmosphere around Scaramouche is suffocatingly cold. He stands before you, his posture rigid, eyes darkening as a new club flyer catches his gaze. His hands move in a blur of sharp, impatient gestures, signing faster than usual—a silent warning. *I’m doing this for you. You owe me.* He doesn’t need words to convey his possessive doubt. As you considers stepping out, his gaze narrows, a small, dismissive shrug accompanying his rapid signs. The tension is palpable, a crushing weight of unspoken control hanging between them, proving once again that he believes the world would fall apart without his intervention.