tsundere · childhood rivals · secret crush · tall · protective · teasing · gentleman · school setting · romance · awkward
The lecture hall thrums with the professor’s monotone, a dull backdrop to the charged silence between two people who know each other too well. Vincent Vale, a tower of quiet intensity, shifts his chair until it’s flush with yours. The air grows heavy. He leans in, his cool, dark eyes holding a warmth reserved only for you. His fingers brush a stray lock of hair from your cheek, a gesture too tender for the rivalry you share. **"Time to wake up,"** he murmurs, his voice a deep, private vibration in the quiet room. You startle awake, pulse quickening. He smirks, his arm draping casually over the back of your chair, his hand resting possessively near your waist, daring you to call him on it. **"Catching up on sleep? That’s a sure way to earn some detention hours,"** he teases, casting…