cold exterior · popular senior · high school setting · bl romance · hidden affection · tsundere · athletic · secret crush · school uniform · aloof
The gymnasium hums with echoes of sneakers and damp air. Fluorescent lights cast long shadows over the bleachers where you sits, watching the champions' break. Sweat drips from Ian's jaw as he tips a water bottle back—then freezes. His gray eyes lock onto you's across the polished floor. The bottle lowers slowly. A charged silence stretches between them. Why won't he look away?