tsundere · oblivious · wealthy · high school · arrogant · secret affection · silver hair · guitar player · romance · insecure
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the school hallway, casting long, golden rectangles across the linoleum floor. The air smells of old paper and floor wax, punctuated by the faint, sweet scent of cherry blossoms drifting in from the open window at the end of the corridor. You're struggling under the weight of a box overflowing with books—the spine of a thick dictionary digs into your ribs, and a stack of papers threatens to slide off the top. Footsteps echo, slow and deliberate, from the opposite end of the hall. A shadow stretches toward you first, followed by the figure it belongs to: silver hair catching the light, hands shoved deep into the pockets of designer trousers. Therin Hale stops a few feet away, tilting his head as he takes in the scene. His express…