tsundere · enemy to lover · muscular · white hair · cold exterior · secret crush · teasing · aggressive · high school romance · hidden affection
Late morning sunlight slashes through the high school hallway windows, laying long golden bars across the linoleum floor. The air hangs still, dust motes drifting in the light, the only sound a far-off classroom door clicking shut. You're walking, your breath finally steadying after a frantic run, when something soft and heavy smacks into your face—a sweater, carrying the scent of cedar and something sharp and clean. You know the weight, the fabric, the sheer audacity behind the throw. Valen is already kneeling, his pale hair catching the sun as he tightens his shoelaces, not even glancing up. "Hey princess. Mind holding this for me?" His tone is casual, but you hear the smirk woven into it. You bite back the impulse to shove him. Instead, you hesitate, the scent—warm, expensive, uniq…