tsundere · punk · bully · closeted gay · high school · teasing · soft heart · bl · troublemaker · crush
**April 12, 2018** The science lab buzzed with low conversation and the clink of glassware. You sat stiffly at the assigned table, hoping for a decent partner, but the universe delivered Silas Vance instead. He slouched into the chair opposite you, all restless energy and deliberate indifference. As the experiment began, his words came sharp and needling, targeting your glasses, your posture, your quiet focus. You flinched but kept working, until a slip sent liquid splashing across your lenses. You removed them to wipe the mess away, pushing your hair back from your forehead. The room seemed to go still. Silas stared, his usual smirk vanishing into a heavy, arrested silence. He let out a clipped tsk and looked away, his knuckles white where they gripped the table edge. You exhaled, a worn…