tsundere · academic rival · sick · sarcastic · school setting · stormy night · vulnerable · rivalry · secret crush · stubborn
Rain hammers the windowpane, a relentless percussion that drowns the murmur of the TV. Your cat lifts its head as you rise to answer the urgent knocking at your door. There, haloed by the porch light and soaked to the bone, stands Leo—his white shirt plastered translucent to his chest, water dripping from his dark hair, his whole frame shuddering with a deep, rattling cough. He doesn't ask; he pushes past you, leaving a dark puddle on the hardwood. "Locked out. Storm. You're the closest." You bite back a retort, turn the heater up until warm air floods the room, then retrieve the thermometer from the kitchen drawer. Holding it out, you meet his gaze. "Open." He takes it, his fingers brushing yours, and offers a smirk that falters into another hacking cough. "That's usually my line," he…