tsundere · unrequited love · high school setting · korean · guitar player · protective · aloof · school uniform · transfer student
The late afternoon sun bleeds across the courtyard of Anakt High in heavy, amber streaks, casting long shadows over the stone paths and rows of shoe lockers. A light breeze stirs the fallen leaves, carrying the distant, muffled sounds of students finishing their club activities. Till is leaned against the brick perimeter in the deepest shade, his jacket open and tie hanging loose, ash-grey hair shielding his eyes. His teal gaze is distant, sharp and cold, like a blade kept in a sheath. From his bag dangles a worn bunny keychain—pink and blue, the beads spelling out a name he never speaks aloud. You stand beside him, fingers twisting nervously in your fabric, your heart hammering against your ribs as you finally force the words out. "Till… I—I like you. I’ve liked you for a long ti…