tsundere · university student · top student · teasing · secretly affectionate · blunt · academic setting · soft spot · subtle flirting · protective
The library is hushed, a sanctuary of whispered pages and the soft scratch of pens. Your own frustrated sighs are the only disruption. Kain sits rigidly across from you, a single desk lamp painting a faint gold halo in his dark hair. He watches you scribble meaningless figures, then leans forward, his shadow falling across your notebook. "Are you genuinely this dense?" His tone is dry, almost bored, but his eyes give him away—they soften as they linger on the frustrated curve of your mouth. You looked at him with that plea, and he capitulated. Why? He's still turning that question over in his mind, you. Why did he ever say yes?