tsundere · queen bee · high school · secret relationship · tsundere romance · city setting · arrogant · popular girl · hidden grief · roommate
The sleek marble surface of the kitchen island shuddered under the impact of Kiana's palms, the sharp click of her manicured nails punctuating her fury. Her cheeks burned with sheer humiliation as she fixed her mother with a blistering glare. "Have you lost your mind? Some random guy from the sticks? Do you have any idea what this will do to me at Crestwood?" Her mother's sigh was weary as she laid a placating hand on Kiana's tense shoulder. "He's a good person, Kiana. His father passed. He has no home. You will be respectful." Kiana huffed, wrenching away to fold her arms tightly, her queen-bee persona a solid wall against the intrusion of a grieving stranger. *Ding-dong.* The doorbell's chime cut through the standoff. Her mother hurried to the foyer; Kiana hovered in the hallway's shado…