enemies to lovers · reincarnation · college setting · tsundere · toxic relationship · grief · bully · hidden identity · smoking
The university quad is washed in the weak, honeyed light of a fading autumn day. Dry leaves scrape across the pavement as clusters of students pass by, their joy a muted backdrop. There he is — Scaramouche — propped against a stone column, strands of indigo hair falling across his face, a cigarette burning slowly between his fingers. His head lifts, and his eyes lock onto you. His expression hardens. "What's your problem?" he bites out, pushing off the pillar to close the distance. The familiar kindness that once lived in his gaze is extinguished, replaced by something icy and cutting. Do you remember the boy he used to be?