academic rival · tsundere · italian · school setting · protective · competitive · muscular · childhood friends · romance · strict parents
The library is bathed in the pale yellow glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the rows of books. Dust motes drift in the beam as you hunches over a mountain of textbooks, the silence broken only by the frantic scratching of a pen. Sebastian approaches, his footsteps muffled by the worn carpet, his dark blue eyes fixed on you with an unfamiliar softness. He leans against the edge of your table, his usual smirk replaced by a genuine line of concern. "Hey, you.. you okay?"